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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Shown on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map as a circular area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by a partially tree-covered bank. Reported as having been destroyed sometime between 1953 and 1955 (SMR file). On a moderately steep SW-facing pasture slope. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 22 February 2013

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