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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Boardsland

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with moderate views in all directions. Monument described in 1971 and 1976 as a D-shaped area (dims. 32m NE-SW; 31m NW-SE) enclosed by a low earth and stone bank that has been modified from SW-N-SE with the remains of external stone facing. The bank has been removed from SE-S-SW and replaced by a field wall running E-W. There is no visible trace of an external fosse. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a gentle ESE-facing slope and traces of cultivation ridges running WNW-ESE. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by ASI.
Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with moderate views in all directions. Monument described in 1971 and 1976 as a D-shaped area (dims. 32m NE-SW; 31m NW-SE) enclosed by a low earth and stone bank that has been modified from SW-N-SE with the remains of external stone facing. The bank has been removed from SE-S-SW and replaced by a field wall running E-W. There is no visible trace of an…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM023-003

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kieran Campbell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • David Baird, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Baird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sailko, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
  • Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0
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