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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathjordan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on a gentle W-facing slope. The monument, depicted as an embanked circular enclosure on 1928 OS map, has been levelled but is still apparent as a circular area (22m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by remains of levelled bank reduced to a scarp (Wth 3m; H 0.4m) that is reduced lower SW-N. Trace of fosse (total Wth 6.95m; basal Wth 1.25m; D 0.15) at E-N. Interior slopes down to W and levels off at W-side. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 19 November 2013

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