Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardnagragh

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What is recorded here

Situated on top of a hill, in pasture, with good views in all directions. Monument described in 1971 and 1978 as a D-shaped area (dims. 27.3m NNW-SSE; 26m ENE-WSW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank that has been disturbed SW-W with slight remains of a shallow external fosse at N. No entrance feature visible. The interior has a SE-facing slope with a possible Man-made underground passage (WM023-030001-) within the E quadrant.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM023-030

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