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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Wolfesburgess West

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Monument, depicted as isolated embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map has since been incorporated into gardens of Fort George country house. A roughly circular area (21.5m N-S; 24m E-W) is enclosed by earthen bank SSW->NNE. Bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.5m) has been ornamentally paved over with stone and brick. A paved footpath follows line of bank NNE->SW. Interior under lawn, with paved circular area (diam. c. 4m) containing sundial at centre. Steps lead up to interior from adjoining house at SSW and SE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI029-023

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