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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardgoul North

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In low-lying pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (25m N-S; 23.2m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank. Bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.6m), best preserved along NW arc where incorporated into field boundary system, is lowest N->SE. Dip in bank (Wth 5.5m) at SE. Oval area (26m NE-SW; 14m NW-SE), enclosed by denuded earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m), abuts enclosure SE->SW. This may be part of a natural limestone shelf which extends beyond field boundary to W. Interior, under pasture, slopes down gently to S. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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