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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dromin South

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture 80m S of the townland boundary with Dromin North. Possible ringfort (LI039-082----) lies 30m to NE. Dromin church (LI039-079001-) and graveyard (LI039-079001-) 315m to SW Depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as circular-shaped area (diam. c. 45m) enclosed by a bank with external fosse only indicated from S-SW and from W-NW. Monument visible as a circular-shaped area enclosed by a scrub-covered bank on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019 with entrance gap at E. Intersected at SE and W by post-1700 field boundaries as shown on aerial photographs. See attached Google Earth orthoimages and ASIAP aerial photograph (328) 18. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 29 April 2021 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 372/12, 13, 14 on 05/01/2003.

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