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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Annagh (costello By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In good, gently undulating pasture, on low ridge bordered by Annagh Loughs to S-SW and by the Mannin River at E−SE. This is one of two conjoined raths. The other rath (MA093-040----) lies at a slightly lower elevation, immediately to SSE. Slightly raised oval area (50.5m NW–SE; 39.5m NE–SW) defined by a levelled bank (H 0.5m at E; 1.4m at W) which survives as a low, poorly defined scarp or undulation. The rath straddles a natural undulation or rise, utilising the natural fall of ground to NE. The interior has a slight slope down from centre to NW−N and to SW. It is crossed by remnants of a field bank (Wth 1.3m; H 0.2m) which extends through the NE quadrant on a NNE–SSW axis, then turns to the W through the centre and continues beyond the rath to the SW. Grass cover with a few hawthorn bushes on the perimeter. There is another rath (MA093-041----) c. 200m to N. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 23 June 2022

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