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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clondonnell is in County Waterford, Ireland. It occupies a gentle north-facing slope as an oval grass-covered area measuring 47 metres east-west and 35.5 metres north-south. An earth and stone bank, 3 to 5 metres wide, defines the enclosure with stone-lined entrances at the southeast and northeast. A north-south field bank bisects the monument, and no visible fosse is present.
Situated on a gentle N-facing slope. Oval grass-covered area (dims. 47m E-W; 35.5m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3-5m; int. H 0.1m at NE (downslope) to 1.1m at S; ext. H 0.3m at E to 0.9m at N) with stone-lined entrances at SE (Wth 1.8m) and NE (Wth 3.15m). There is no visible fosse, but the monument is bisected by a N-S field bank. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

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