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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Shangarry

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been truncated on N and E sides so that enclosing element now evident only SE->WNW. This is truncated on E side by N-S field boundary and on N side by enclosure surrounding holy well (LI036-06002-). Surviving section of enclosing element consists of earthen bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.35m) with an external fosse (D 1.1m; Wth 0.65m) SE->WNW. Surviving interior (28.5m N-S; 27.45m E-W) is level and under pasture which is churned-up in places by tracks of farm machinery. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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