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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathgorragh Lower

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on a gentle SW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 26m) defined by a stony bank (Wth 2-3.2m; int. H 0.4-0.9m; ext. H 0.9-1.6m) with slight traces of an external fosse (Wth c. 3.35m) at the NE (upslope). The entrance (Wth 2m) is at the SW. No indication of internal features.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI028-001

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What survives
Recorded monument

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Photo credits
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Schcambo at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Dedublinfan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 2.5
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Digital Eye, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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