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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballygoghlan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating pasture, atop low hillock. Monument, depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. However, it is still apparent as circular hollow (D c. 0.2m; 14m N-S; 13m E-W) enclosed by low rise (max. H c. 0.2m; Wth c. 10m), c. 7m outside of which is concentric dip (Wth c. 3.5m; D c. 0.2m) NE->ESE. Immediately outside dip is another low rise (H c. 0.1m; Wth c. 10m). Elsewhere surrounding terrain slopes gradually away from site. Entire site under grass. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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