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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Srananooan

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At the crest of the NE-facing slope of a drumlin. Circular grass and rush-covered area (diam. 29m E-W; 26.5m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.35-0.6m; ext. H 1.1-1.4m) E-S-NE with a scarp elsewhere. There is an outer fosse (Wth of top 5-5.6m; D 0.1m at N to 0.7m generally) SE-W-NE, with a field bank on its outer edge SE-W-NW. The entrance (Wth 4.3m) is at E. Rath (RO002-010----) is c. 200m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO002-009

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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