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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Newrath Big (kells Upper By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on a low N-S spur at the S base of the Hill of Lloyd. The opening to the souterrain (ME016-055----) is c. 10m inside the perimeter of a rath at W. The rath is visible as the cropmark of an enclosure (diam. c. 55-60m) defined by a single ditch feature that is visible on Google Earth (24/03/2017; 07/05/2017; OSAP 2005). An entrance to the enclosure is not visible. The rath (ME016-023001-) and souterrain (ME016-023002-) are c. 170m to the WNW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 February 2019

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