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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garrysallagh (o'reilly)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garrysallagh (o'reilly)
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Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 29m) enclosed by three earthen banks with wide intermediate fosses. Outer bank best preserved from NNW-N-ENE. The outer fosse is shallow; the inner much deeper. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at E represents original entrance. An earlier report (OPW 1970) noted the foundations of a small stone rectangular structure (int. dims. 7.6m E-W; 6.9m N-S) - possibly a hut site, projecting from the inner face of the inner bank at N. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

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