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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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In pasture, on shoulder of E-W ridge above steep N-facing slope. Roughly circular area (49.1m E-W) enclosed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.2m), with external fosse (max. D 2.2m). Second earthen bank (H 0.9m) 5.1m outside inner bank survives to N; true extent not visible due to overgrowth. Gap in inner bank to NW (Wth 2m), with causeway.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO093-058

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  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Ian S, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.cntraveller.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · Public domain
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 2.5
  • mozzercork from Republic of Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Phil Armitage, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
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