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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cartronamarkey

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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What is recorded here

On top of a drumlin in pasture. A raised circular area (diam. c. 22m) enclosed from NW-N-NNE by a wide, low bank of earth and stone (Wth 6m; H 0.2-0.5m). From NE-ENE-E and from SW-W-WNW the defining element is a scarp (H 0.5-0.85m). The monument is divided into unequal portions by a modern, NE-SW field boundary. The much-smaller portion, to the SE, is occupied by modern, although now-disused, farm buildings and a farmyard. There is no trace of a fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. The rath was partially levelled in the 1940s (local information). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 28 November 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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