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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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At the E end of a low E-W ridge, on the NE-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 51.8m N-S; 42.6m E-W) defined by a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 4.5-5.6m; int. H 0.25-0.45m; ext. H 1.2-1.5m), with a rounded fosse (Wth of top 5.7-6.4m; Wth of base 1.9-2.2m; D 0.15-0.3m) SW-NNE. The monument is overlain by a N-S field wall E of the centre, and the perimeter E of this is reduced to a scarp (H 1.2m). There is no identifiable original entrance. See the attached aerial images from W (002) and SW (003). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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