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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gorteen (connello Upper By., Feenagh Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, atop rise. Formerly circular enclosure is now bisected by field boundary on E-W axis. On S side of field boundary is semicircular area (39m E-W; 22m N-S) enclosed E->W by earthen bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.9m) with external fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 0.8m). On N side of boundary enclosing element has been levelled but is apparent NE->E as very slight scarped edge with shallow external fosse. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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