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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Highpark

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

In grassland immediately E of the driveway into Highpark House located 55m to S. Outline of oval-shaped area (approx. diam. 21m) visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken 2011-13. Clearly visible as an oval-shaped area enclosed by a bank with possible entrance gap at E on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/04/2006. Close proximity to Highpark House could suggest that this was a designed landscape feature associated with landscaping of the demesne lands. See attached Google Earth orthophotos taken 05/04/2006 and 19/11/2019 Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 2 June 2020

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