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Fairy fort or ringfort in Rathnure

Fairy fort / ringfort
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What is recorded here

Marked as a circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 60-65m) on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and situated in the fold of a NE-SW valley. It is not visible at ground level in a cereal crop.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX025-008

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Davidstown-Courtnacuddy GAA club account; individual photographer not named, x.com
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