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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Towerhill Demesne

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture; 150m SE and 250m S, are ringforts (MA100-063----) and (MA100-064----), respectively. Circular area (31m N-S; 33m E-W), enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.7m); levelled, W to E. Low, linear earthen bank runs off site to N, running parallel to nearby stone fence. 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. 224. Date of upload: 1 February 2013

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