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Partially hachured

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Partially hachured
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Situated on SW facing slope of rinsing ground, in pasture, with good views to SE, S and W but restricted to N. Ringforts (WM024-095---- / WM024-132----) lie c. 127m to NW and c. 132m to SE, respectively. Monument described as a roughly oval-shaped area (dims. 38.5m E-W; 31.4m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank with entrance gap (Wth at top 4.2m; basal Wth 2m) at SE. The bank has been incorporated into a field boundary from NW-N-NE. There is a shallow fosse visible from E-SE and S-SW and a low outer bank visible from S-SW. The interior has a gentle SW-facing slope with three house sites (WM024-097001-/002-/003-) visible. There is a modern gateway at WNW. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 21 August 2019

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