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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curry (macmanus) (clanmorris By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating low-lying pasture, S of Meander River. Raised, roughly circular-shaped area (40m N-S; 33m E-W), enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.7m) SW to SE. Gap (Wth 1.8m) on NE. Bank; SE to SW, and large portion in SW of interior has been quarried. Bank largely overgrown. Possible entrance (Wth 3.9m) on SE. Large depression in N of interior. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 152. Date of upload: 24 January 2013

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