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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumboat

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on the NW-facing slope of the spine of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. This is a circular grass covered area (diam. 32m NW-SE) that slopes down markedly to the NW (H 2.4m). It is defined by an earthen bank (at SE: Wth of base 8m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.1m) on the uphill side NE-S but it is incorporated into a field bank with external stone facing elsewhere and reduced to a scarp (at NW: H 1.8m) on the downslope. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Most of the perimeter SE-W-NE and much of the interior is now overgrown (Bing 2013). 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: 28 August 2017

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