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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mullaghcroghery (farney By)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located towards the top of the SSE-facing slope of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. It is depicted as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) only on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘fort’. A slight rise is detectable in pasture with farm building immediately to the SE. Date of upload: 14 April 2011

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