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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clonwhelan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a rise in low-lying pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A report in 1976 (SMR file) noted that this poorly defined circular area (diam. c. 24m) was enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone with an external fosse. The enclosing elements have since been largely levelled. From SW-N-NE it is defined by a low scarp (H 0.3m) and from SE-S-SW by a fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.8-1m), which has been recut for use as a drain. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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