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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cruicerath

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a shelf on the E side of a hill. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) defined by a single fosse feature E-S-NW is visible only on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy. A magnetic gradiometer survey (19R0174) by Earthsound Archaeological Geophysics recorded it independently, but it was not identified in subsequent targeted archaeological testing (19E0704) of an extensive area of about 17 hectares (c. 45 acres) by A. O’Connell (excavations.ie 2019:655). O’Connell, A 2019 Archaeological Assessment of Platin Quarry Overburden Management Facility, Cruicerath, Duleek, Co. Meath. Licence: 19E0704. Final unpublished report, Archer Heritage Planning See the attached enhanced image from Apple Maps Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 31 January 2020 Amended: 28 May 2021

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