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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolaleen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

In pasture, on break in NE-facing slope. Circular area (44.8m N-S; 41.2m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 3.25m), with external fosse (D 0.65m; Wth 2.8m) W->N. Bank incorporated into roadside field boundary SSE->SSW. A field boundary, which abutted enclosure at NW, has been removed. Gaps in bank at WSW (Wth 2.8m) and ENE (Wth 2.9m). Short section of field boundary runs just outside enclosing bank on E and W sides, both abutting roadside boundary to S. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to NE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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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