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Fairy fort / ringfort in Farnane Upper

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Fairy fort / ringfort in Farnane Upper is a fairy fort or ringfort in Farnane Upper, County Waterford, Ireland. The 1840 edition of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map marked a large enclosure about 60 metres across at the focus of four field banks. The published inventory recorded it on a rise in undulating pasture but not visible at ground level.
Marked as a large enclosure (diam. c. 60m) at the focus of four field banks on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on a rise in undulating pasture, it is not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23rd July, 2010.

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