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Indicated — Carlow

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Carlow
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Monument No. HM00325, this monument was entered in the Register of Historic Monuments on the 22 December 1980. Circular area (diam. c. 23m) enclosed by bank with external fosse (Wth c. 2m). The bank (ext. H at E c. 1.3m; ext. H at W c. 1.5m; int. H c. 0.5m) and fosse survive on the E and W sides. Break in bank (Wth 1.9m) at W. Sited immediately N of the Burren River. Clearance work carried out by the Carlow County Council in February - March 2013. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.] Revised by: Claire Breen Date of revision: 06 March 2013

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