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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killeen (glenquin By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, at W end of break in W-facing slope, immediately to W of stream. Circular area (diam. 26.6m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m). Bank best preserved S->NW, lowers and becomes scarp-like elsewhere particularly at ESE where it borders stream. Gap (Wth 2.8m) in bank at SW. Waterlogged area (D 0.4m) skirts along base of bank SW->NW varying in width from c. 2 to 3m. Interior, under rough pasture, dips down towards centre; NE quadrant is used as rubbish dump. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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