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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Riddlestown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (34m N-S; 36m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.4m), best preserved WSW->ENE. Bank has an external dry-stone facing (H 0.8m), similar to field boundary which abuts it at NNE. Another field boundary abuts enclosure at SSW. A slightly raised farm-passage skirts around external base of bank NNE->SSW. Gap in bank (Wth 2.8m) at NE. Interior is covered with thistles and slopes down to SE. A heap of stones has been dumped against external bank face at NNW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

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