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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

In pasture, on a very gentle WSW-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 20m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 1.7m; H 1.0m). Entrance (Wth 2m) at SE and breach (Wth 1.2m) at ESE. Remains of fosse (basal Wth 1.25m; overall Wth 3.55m; D 0.1m) NE-NW. Fosse re-cut in recent years to create a wide pond concentric NW-N-NE with the ringfort. Interior generally level and raised (H 1.0m) above exterior ground level. Forestry planted E-S-WNW c. 12m from monument.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS066-040

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.ca
  • Knockane GAA Club website; individual photographer not stated, www.knockane.com
  • No machine-readable author provided. Christian1965~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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