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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilcolman West

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Sub-circular area (diam. c. 40m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.55m; ext. H 1.6m); entire site is covered by dense overgrowth. Bank, best preserved along S arc, has two adjacent cattle breaks at SE (each Wth 2m); these give access to small paddock between enclosure and N-S field boundary short distance to E. Bank abutted by field boundaries at W, NE, and SSE. Earth-and-stone bank (int. H 1.4m; ext. H 0.5m) forms roughly D-shaped annex (8m N-S) on S side. Interior is covered by a thicket of briars and thorn. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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