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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilnacranfy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a rise at the bottom of the SW-facing slope of a ridge with a small NW-SE stream c. 25m to the SW. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 38m NE-SW: 37m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4-6.5m; int. H 0.2-0.4m; ext. H 1.5-2m) and hedge which has been eroded away S-SW, with an outer fosse (Wth of top 6.6m; Wth of base 1.6-2.5m; ext. D 0.7-1m) NNW-SE and traces of an outer bank (at NNE: Wth 3.8m; ext. H 0.5m) NNW-ENE. The original entrance is not identified. 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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