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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Granagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

In undulating pasture. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled save for short arc SW->NW of perimeter defences. This consists of two concentric earthen banks (inner bank: int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.9m; outer bank: int. H 2m; ext. H 0.8m) separated by fosse (Wth 1.55m), with external fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.5m). Level interior under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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