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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clonacullion

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on the most easterly of three summits of an E-W drumlin ridge, it is known locally as Lismoyle – lios maol, the bald or bare rath. It is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 47.5m E-W; 41m N-S) defined by a scarp (at SW: Wth 2.4m; H 0.8m) that is incorporated into a field bank with a hedge and outer drain NW-ESE. The original entrance is not identified. According to local tradition old graves marked by flat stones were present (IFC Schools' MSS (940) 294-5), for which see this web-page accessed on 29/05/2018: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes 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. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 19 June 2018

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