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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clanhugh Demesne

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated inside a 19th tree plantation on the demesne lands of Clonhugh House located 530m to NW. On a slight rise of ground on the E shore of Lough Owel. Sweathouse (WM011-108---) 180m to SE. A level sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 32m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks and a wide intervening fosse. The outer bank is only visible from NW-N-S. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 August 2017

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