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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ahadagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture. Circular area (diam. 35m) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with intervening (Wth 2m) and external fosse (D 0.9m; Wth 3m), and by third external bank (H 0.8m) SE->SW. A sub-rectangular annex connects to outer fosse NW->N. Inner bank (int. H 0.85m; ext. H 2.65m) and middle bank (int. H 1.75m; ext. H 1m) have corresponding openings at W and E, but no corresponding causeways at either point. Extending directly outwards from latter opening is linear bank (H 0.8m) and fosse (D 0.1m; Wth 1m) which run for 20m until truncated by field boundary. Annex consists of sub-rectangular area (22m E-W; 16.8m N-S) enclosed two concentric earthen banks (inner bank: int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.45m; external bank: int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.3m), with intervening fosse (Wth 1.85m), except on SE side where defined by outer fosse of ringfort. Junction of two enclosures, on W side, overlain by dump of rubble. Both interiors are level and partially under pasture, partially covered by overgrowth. A rectangular enclosure (LI045-106---) lies c. 40m to SW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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