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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boherload

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture on slight E facing slope with excellent views in all directions, 100m W of townland boundary with Partatotaun, an enclosure (LI022-050----) lies 165m to SE. Present remains consist of a raised oval shaped area (dims. 52m N-S) defined by scarp with external fosse (int. D 0.45m; ext. D 0.5m; base Wth 2.7m; top Wth 6.1m) deepest from SW to W. Monument is visible as an oval shaped enclosure lined with trees on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019. See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 30 July 2020

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