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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilgar

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a prominent natural rise in gently undulating land, with excellent views to the NW, NNE & E. Ringfort (WM008-019---) 175m to NNW. A raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 18m N-S; 20m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and external fosse. The interior rises towards the centre. A sub-rectangular shaped hut site (WM008-020001-) is visible in the S quadrant of the interior. A low earthen bank (max. Wth 2m; H 0.2m) extends across the interior from the ringfort bank at ENE towards the hut site. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 19 April 2017

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