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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killeany More

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture. Enclosure and area immediately around it are covered by dense overgrowth of trees and bushes. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.3m) with external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.6m), except NW->NE where enclosing element almost completely levelled. Field boundary, shown abutting enclosure on S side on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been removed. Low earthen bank runs S from SE corner of enclosure for 18m before turning at right angle to E and running a further 24m where it ends short of N-S field boundary. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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