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Partially hachured

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on the SE side of a hillock, in gently undulating pasture, with good views to SE and SW. Monument described as a much disturbed subcircular-shaped area (dims. 42.5m NW-SE) which is defined by two short portions of earth and stone bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.6m; Wth at top 0.6m; overall Wth 4.4m) visible from SW-NW and from SSE-SE with evidence of internal and external stone facing. A boulder is incorporated in the outer face of the bank at W and NW. There is no visible trace of an external fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a gentle SE-facing slope with many stones protruding from the surface. Two modern field fences which meet at a point near the centre of the interior, separate the northern one third of the monument from the remainder. Two modern banks with a trench between them extend from the perimeter at SSW to the modern fences in the centre. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 12 September 2019

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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