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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cahergrillaun

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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On a knoll near the top of a W-facing slope in pasture at the E side of Eanty Valley. The land falls away to the W and N. Indicated on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This subcircular cashel (int. dims. 17.2m E–W; 16.5m N–S) is defined by the remains of a double-faced stone wall (Wth c. 1.5–2.5m; H c. 0.3m). The interior slopes from NW to SE. There is a souterrain (CL009-058002-) just N of the centre of the interior. A small earthen mound (H 0.2m) is visible to its S. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 1 March 2022

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