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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On a low rise. A raised circular area (int. diam. c. 40m) enclosed by three earthen banks with intervening fosses. The inner bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 2.2m) is separated from flat-topped middle bank (Wth c. 8m; int. H 1.35m; ext. H 1.5m) by a dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 6.8m). The outer bank (Wth c. 4m;…

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On a low rise. A raised circular area (int. diam. c. 40m) enclosed by three earthen banks with intervening fosses. The inner bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 2.2m) is separated from flat-topped middle bank (Wth c. 8m; int. H 1.35m; ext. H 1.5m) by a dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 6.8m). The outer bank (Wth c. 4m; int. H 2.2m; ext. H 0.9m) is separated from the middle bank by an outer fosse (Wth 5.8m). There is an entrance (Wth 5m) at ENE with a causeway across the fosses. The level interior is raised c. 1.4m above the external ground level. The rath is densely covered with overgrowth. According to local tradition, a duel took place in this rath between an O'Hara and a Percival of Templehouse.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL038-010

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