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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cooltomin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, falling away gently to W towards river. Circular area (29m N-S; 30.5m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.6m), heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth, containing large blocks of rough limestone. Bank partially removed at NNW for c. 2.6m, where a line of large stones, set edge to edge, defining outer face. Uneven interior, littered with loose stones and organic debris, has earth-and-stone bank (H 0.4m) extending in towards centre from inner bank face at NE; centre is masked by dense overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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