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Old Fort

Enclosure, large enclosure

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Situated on a slight rise at the NW edge of the plateau of Inch Island. A large circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 100m; int. diam. c. 80m) defined by a wide enclosing feature (Wth c. 10-15m) or two features is depicted on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a 'Old Fort'. It is depicted as enclosed by a single field bank on the 1908 edition. It was described as a subcircular area (dims 32m x c. 26m) enclosed by an earthen bank and a fosse in 1942 (SMR file). The larger area was excluded from forestry established c. 2008 but the area is now overgrown (Google Earth).
Situated on a slight rise at the NW edge of the plateau of Inch Island. A large circular enclosure (ext. diam. c. 100m; int. diam. c. 80m) defined by a wide enclosing feature (Wth c. 10-15m) or two features is depicted on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a 'Old Fort'. It is depicted as enclosed by a single field bank on the 1908 edition. It was described as a subcircular area (dims…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV019-036001

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Pictures: NTF30, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; Adam Simpson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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