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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moorfield (longford By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating grassland, formerly part of Moorfield Demesne. This subcircular rath (34.5m NE-SW; 30m NW-SE), in fair condition, is defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. A field bank cuts through the monument from N to NE and no visible surface trace survives to the N of it. The inner bank is visible from S to W; a scarp forms the enclosing element from W to N and from E to S. The fosse and outer bank are best preserved from ESE to SSW; later field walls overlie sections of the latter. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 27 February 2018

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