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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnacreha Upper

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on sharp N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 28m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2m) with an external fosse (D 0.7m; Wth 1.8m). Interior, mostly under pasture but with some scrub cover, has a level N half but S half slopes down to N. Field boundaries which abutted enclosure at E and N have been removed. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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