Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coolatoor (WM031-009----)

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Situated on a rise, in a valley of pasture, between two high ridges. Depicted on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped earthwork. Shown on the 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a subcircular-shaped earthwork which has been cut by a field boundary running NE-SW across the SE quadrant. Monument described in 1973 as a roughly circular-shaped raised platform (diam. 25m) defined by a scarp. A field fence running NE-SW cuts off the SE quadrant of the earthwork. The interior rises gently from the perimeter towards the centre and has an uneven surface. Monument is visible today as an oval-shaped tree-planted earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography, whereby the field boundary appears to have been adjusted to respect the SE quadrant of the scarp that had previously been severed.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM031-009

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