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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doocatteen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope. Circular area (15.5m N-S; 16m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.4m; Wth 1.4m) with external fosse (Wth 3.8m; D 0.45m). Scarp, marginally higher along W arc, is generally covered with overgrowth and has been eroded by cattle in places. Causeway (Wth c. 3m) across fosse at W. Fosse is covered by irises. Interior is under pasture; E half is slightly lower than remainder. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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