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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ivy Hill

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated at the N end of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is an overgrown subcircular area (int. dims 37.8m N-S; 34m E-W) surrounded by two earthen banks with an intervening fosse. There is a modern entrance at W, but the original entrance through the inner (Wth at base 5.5m) and outer (Wth 12m) banks with a causeway (Wth of top 9.2m) is at ENE. The outer bank is incorporated into a field bank and has a modern external drain NW-NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 25 July 2017

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