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Indicated — Banagher

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Banagher
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In pasture, straddling the edge of an E-W terrace on a S-facing slope; good views S−W over a wide expanse of coastal pasture. Slightly raised, roughly oval area (20m N-S; 24.5m E-W) defined by a degraded earthen bank. The bank (Wth 2.5-2.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m) is quite well defined on the S half, and is built up on the external slope to compensate for the natural fall of ground. At NW−NE the bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.2m) is cut into rising ground and survives as an inward-facing scarp with a very slight external lip. There are two opposing breaks (Wth 3m) in the bank at E and W, which now provide tractor access to the interior. The break at the E may be the site of the original entrance. There are also a number of small eroded breaks around the circuit of the bank. The interior appears to have been built up on the S half to create a level area. Field clearance stone is piled on the bank in parts. Another rath (MA015-007----) is visible c. 340m to SE. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 November 2018

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