Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Oldabbey

In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (29.9m N-S; 26.7m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank, with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.55m) ESE->N. Bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.7m), best preserved S->NW, lowers at NE (H 0.2m; Wth 5.5m). Field boundary, on rough E-W axis, cuts across fosse along S arc, and incorporates enclosing bank SE->WSW. Remains of a partially removed field boundary crosses fosse at N. Flat interior is covered with nettles and briars. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011