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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Eden Island

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated at the N end of a small N-S ridge, with a SE-NW section of the Blackwater River curving around it from SW (c. 1600m distant)-E-NE (c. 170m distant). This is a raised oval grass-covered area (dims 37m NNW-SSE; 30.4m ENE-WSW) defined by a scarp (Wth 0.2-1m; H 1.3-2m) and hedge, with slight traces of a fosse (Wth of base 2.6m; D 0.2m) SSW-WNW. There is an entrance gap at S, and a modern ramp entrance at SE. 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: 13 December 2017

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