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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardlaman

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture, in area of outcropping limestone. Oval area (31.5m N-S; 27.5m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.2m) best preserved along S arc. Rectangular cattle shelter with concrete foundation (9.5m N-S; 3.4m E-W) has been built into inner bank face at SW. Entrance (Wth 4.5m) at E. Interior, under pasture, slopes gently down to S; some exposed limestone bedrock to SW of centre. Field boundaries, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map abutting enclosure at NW and NNE, have been removed. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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