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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Shanganny

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a broad natural terrace at between the gentle slope of the lower valley side and the steeper upper valley, in rolling grassland. An irregularly shaped area (diam. c. 30m NE-SW) enclosed by low, wide earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.8m) and shallow external fosse (Wth 2-3m; D 0.2m). An entrance (Wth c. 5m) at S appears to the original, though widened. Both the perimeter and much of the interior were heavily overgrown at time of inspection. On the 1947 revision of the OS 6-inch map the bank of the enclosure is only depicted in the SE-NW sectors, elsewhere field boundaries, particularly irregular on the E side, define the N-E-SE sectors. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 17 December 2018

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