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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockuregare

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, 61m W of townland boundary with Ballingayrour, an enclosure (LI030-195----) lies 406m to NE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as circular shaped area enclosed by a bank. Shown on the 1897 ed. Osi 25-inch map as a raised circular-shaped area (diam. c. 22m) defined by a scarp and external fosse from SW-W-NW. Monument visible as circular-shaped area enclosed by tree lined bank from N-E and S-W-N on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12. Traces of an external fosse from S-W visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 15 April 2021

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