Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killahugh

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Situated on top of a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped ringfort (approx. dims. 39m NW-SE; 35m NE-SW) which is incorporated into a field boundary running ENE-WSW at N. Partially levelled monument depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as an arc (C 29m) of a scarp surviving from ENE-E-ESE and incorporated into a field boundary to N. Monument described in 1970 as the remains of a roughly circular-shaped enclosure defined by an earth and stone bank visible from ENE-E-ESE which has been steepened in relatively modern times. A short arc of a scarp is visible at W. According to the OS maps, the perimeter of the ringfort was incorporated into an earth and stone field fence from NE-N-ENE. The enclosing element of the monument has been levelled from ESE-WSW and WNW-NW. There is a modern gap at ENE, the original entrance is not visible. The interior rises slightly from the perimeter towards the centre and has traces of cultivation ridges running E-W. A rectangular house site (WM018-105001-) is visible in the centre. Most of the S side of the monument has been quarried. Monument has been completely levelled and is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography. See sketch plan of monument in SMR file which has been drawn by the ASI.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM018-105

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