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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathkip

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating average pasture, located on top of a ridge, with good views. A possible rath (MA030-076----) is located c. 70m to SW. Raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a scarp (H 1.65m at W, 2m at S), outside which it is enclosed by a fosse (Wth 2-2.80m) with an external bank (Wth 4.6m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.1m, at S). The fosse is well defined around the full circuit. The external bank remains substantial at SE-N, where it serves as a field boundary, but has been levelled at NE–SE. There is a low slumped break (Wth 3m) in the scarp at E, and at the SE there is a gap (Wth 1.3m), but it is not clear if either represents the original entrance. The level interior is covered in brambles, and the perimeter is ringed with ash and hawthorn. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 5 June 2018

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