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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Iffernock

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a fairly level landscape. Aerial photographs by Conor Newman show three enclosures within a field system (ME036-057001-) and it is also visible on Bing images (2013) and (GB89.M.06). This enclosure (diam. c. 25m) is defined by a single fosse feature (Wth c. 1-2m) and is conjoined with the defining feature of rath (ME036-057002-) which is just to the NE. Rath (ME036-057004-) is c. 10m to the SW. It was also photographed by Noel and Conor Murphy in July 2018. See the attached view courtesy of Noel and Conor Murphy Compiled by: Dr Gillian Barrett for the Archaeological Survey of Ireland. Date of upload: 10 June 2009 Amended: 8 July, 2019

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