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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cargaghoge

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cargaghoge
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Situated on a shelf on a S-facing slope with rock outcrop. A circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25m) is depicted on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘fort’, and it is represented as a small subrectangular field (dims c. 40m N-S; c. 40m E-W) on the 1907 edition. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture, but two small clearance cairns are present. 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: 19 December 2013 Revised by: Claire Breen

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