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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Oldtown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture close to the base of a gentle NNW-facing slope immediately above a stream. A raised oval area (71.8m NNW-SSE; 65.8m ENE-WSW) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.5m; H 0.45m max.), a wide, deep, intervening fosse (Wth 6.1m; D 1.4m) and the remains of an outer bank (Wth 4.4m; H 0.4m). The outer bank has been levelled from NE-S-WSW but its outline is still identifiable. A break (Wth 3.2m) in the bank at SE with traces of an accompanying causeway may mark the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 17 January 2012

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