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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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In pasture, on NE-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.8m); external fosse (D 0.55m), except for short section to NE. Break (Wth 5m) in bank to NE. Interior heavily overgrown to S and W. According to Bowman (1934, 40), 'called Lios Thaidhg (Timothy's Fort)'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO023-152

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • The Speckled Bird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker shown on the Wikimedia Commons file page · CC BY-SA 3.0

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