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Indicated — Castlecoote

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Indicated — Castlecoote
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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) with trees on the 1837 and 1927 eds of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle NE-facing slope c. 450m SW of Castlecoote fortified house (RO039-061002-). It is not visible at ground level in pasture, but can be seen as a vegetation mark (diam. c. 50m) on aerial photographs (ASIAP (291) 18, 19) and on OSI aerial images (2005). Earthwork (RO039-060----) is c. 70m to the SSE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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