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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Raffin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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What is recorded here

Situated on a fairly level landscape. This feature is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is a raised, circular and grass-covered area (diam. 41m E-W; 39m N-S) defined by a scarp (at W: Wth 4m; H 1.3m). The entrance may be at E and the perimeter at N is slightly truncated by an ENE-WSW field bank.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME011-041

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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