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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Shanid Lower

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, atop hillock. Circular area (diam. 33.5m) defined by scarped edge, with external fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.1m) WNW->NNE. Scarp (H 2m; Wth 3m), best preserved at SE, lowers at SW (H 0.6m; Wth 1.45m). Counterscarp bank (ext. H 0.4m) at NNW. Interior, covered with briars over W half and along verges but otherwise under rough pasture, slopes down gently to SE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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