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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Oldabbey

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope. Oval area (29m N-S; 23.7m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank, with external fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.7m) E->NW. Enclosing element is truncated by field boundary NW->E. Bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.5m), best preserved at WSW, has remains of stone-facing on inside face. Fosse is crossed by a causeway (Wth 2m) at W, but not matched by break in bank. Level interior is under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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