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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lotteragh Lower

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy forts are no joke, no fantasy, no whimsy. They are death traps. They are made to kill. That is what they are. End of story.
Situated immediately E of a stream which marks townland boundary with Ballyfookeen. Outline of circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 32m) defined by a scarp and shallow external fosse clearly visible on Digital Globe aerial imagery. Cultivation ridges running NW-SE are clearly visible running across the interior of the enclosure. Outline of monument clearly visible on Google Earth imagery taken 16/03/2016 and 19/03/2015. Possible ringfort. See attached images of monument from Google Earth taken 16/03/2016 and 19/03/2015 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 11 March 2019

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