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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Commons (shanid By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Oval area (33m N-S; 37.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.65m; Wth 4.45m) NE->WNW, and enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.95m) with external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.3m) WNW->NE. Stone facing on external face of bank at N shows it was incorporated into field boundary system; a field boundary abuts it at WNW and NE. Interior is under pasture and slopes down to E. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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