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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dring

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a SE-facing slope close to the S shore of Lough Gowna. A raised circular area (diam. 34.5m), enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.8-5.3m; H 0.8-1.5m) and an external fosse (Wth 4.9-5.9m; D 0.5m), which is identifiable only from E-S-W. Elsewhere it has been levelled but its outline (Wth 3-4m) may still be traced. A report in 1975 (SMR file) recorded that the original entrance was probably at SE. (O'Donovan 2003, 25) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/1964).

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