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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Newengland

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On the E side of the highest point of a narrow flat-topped ridge between two small N-S valleys, in reclaimed grassland. There are very good views in all directions. The monument is heavily overgrown. A roughly circular area (diam. 42m) enclosed by a flat-topped bank (int. H 1.8m; ext. H 3m; Wth at crest 2m; overall Wth 4.5m), external flat-bottomed steep-sided fosse (Wth 3m; D 2m) and counterscarp bank (ext. H 0.5m; Wth 1.5m). There is a causewayed entrance (Wth 3.5m) through both banks in the E quadrant. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 25 March 2020

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