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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Newstone

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on the summit of a NW-SE ridge. It is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is a D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 25m NE-SW; 21m NW-SE) defined y a scarp (H c. 0.5m), with a fosse (Wth of top 4.5m; int. D 1.2m; ext. D 0.8m) and an outer bank (L 7m; Wth of base 3.5m; ext. H 0.8m) on the straight side at NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 3 September 2018

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