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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonlahard East

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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No. of Record: 10123370 Site ID: 123370 County: Limerick Civil Parish: Kilfaherty Townland: Cloonlahard East Name: Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonlahard East Alternative Name(s): Not applicable. Status: Not assessed. Classification: STRUCTURAL / DOMESTIC > dwelling > roundhouse / ringfort Date First Recorded: 2011-08-26 Date Last Reviewed: Not applicable. Description: In low-lying marshy terrain, on W side of stream.
In low-lying marshy terrain, on W side of stream. Oval area (22m N-S; 32.8m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.25m; ext. H 2m), with very shallow external fosse (D c. 0.1m; Wth c. 2m) SE->NW, and with stream immediately outside bank NW->SE. Break (Wth c. 5m) in bank at NNE faces directly onto stream, but no other entrance evident. Interior slopes down gently to NE following line of surrounding terrain. Entire site is covered by trees and bushes. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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