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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathanny

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In reclaimed pasture, immediately S of a watercourse that forms townland boundary with Knockainey West. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as an oval-shaped area (dims. c. 20m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by a scarp. Described by O’Kelly (1944, 32) as a ‘Type B Earthwork’ consisting of; ‘A circular platform with a bank at its edge, surrounded by a fosse. Outside the latter is an outer bank which remains for about half the circumference. The entrance is not recognisable. Overall diameter is 150’ [45.7m]. Well preserved monument visible as circular area enclosed by a poorly preserved scrub-covered bank with wide wet external fosse on OSi orthophotograph taken between 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. Outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage dated 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimages and ASI aerial photo (ASIAP (372) 3) taken 10/05/2003. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 15 May 2021

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