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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bocks Lower

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated just S of the summit of a drumlin, overlooking Bocks Lough to the W. This is a subcircular grass and scrub-covered area (dims 33m N-S: 29.5m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at N: Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.6m) with an outer stone facing, and there are traces of an outer fosse (at N: Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.4m). There is an entrance through the bank at ESE (Wth of base 0.9m), but the original entrance is more likely to be that at S (Wth of base 2m). 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: 31 January 2018

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