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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In gentle N-facing pasture. Circular area (diam. 32m) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with intervening fosse (D 0.55m; Wth 1.4m), and with indistinct external fosse (D 0.2m; Wth 1.2m) evident at SW and NW. Inner bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.95m) is low and broad (Wth 5.4m). Outer bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 0.65m) has wide gap (Wth 7m) at SSE. Level interior under grass. Field boundary, on N-S axis, truncates outer fosse at W. Field boundary, shown completely encircling enclosure on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been removed. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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