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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Derrycassan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On top of a long, low NW-SE drumlin ridge in pasture. A report in 1975 (SMR file) noted that this raised D-shaped area (32m NE-SW; 25m NW-SE), with a straight SE side, was enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. It is defined by a scarp (H 1.3-1.6m) at the base of which is a wide, deep fosse (Wth 4.4m; D 0.65-2m). No trace of the outer bank survives and the original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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