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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cragmore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on flat terrain. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.8m), with external fosse (D 1m; Wth 1.1m) NW->ESE. Bank best preserved along S arc. Disused passage skirts around enclosure SE->SW, whilst a newly constructed passage skirts around SW->SE. A dry-stone wall (ext. H 0.45m) runs along outer edge of fosse NW->ESE. Interior is covered by mature coniferous trees, with thicket of scrub undergrowth at centre. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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