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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drummanreagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a rise in a col with drumlins to the W and E but at the head of a valley that opens out to the S. This is a large subcircular grass-covered area (dim 50m NW-SE; 43.8m ENE-WSW) with visible rock outcrop defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 5-6m; int. H 0.8-1m; ext. H 1.9-2.3m) with no visible evidence of a fosse. The original entrance is not identified. Rath (MO028-008----) is c. 100m to the S. 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: 6 December 2017

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