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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dicksborough

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On brow of a low hill, with a disused quarry running up to the W edge. There are good views from NW-N-E. A small, circular area (int. diam. 26m) enclosed by a denuded earthen bank (int. H 1.45m; ext. H 1.4m; Wth 2.2m) covered in dense overgrowth of hawthorn and brambles. There is an entrance (Wth 2m) visible at the NNW. A number of smaller breaches are visible throughout the circumference. The interior is quite hollow on the S side. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 21 September 2020

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