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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Greaghlone

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on the summit of a broad NW-SE drumlin ridge overlooking Greaghlone or Beagh Lough, the S shore of which is c. 270m to the N. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 49m WNW-ESE; 47.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 6-7m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.5m generally to 2.1m at N) and hedge, with a slight and rounded outer fosse, most visible (Wth of top 6.4m; ext. D 0.2m) W-NW. The entrance (Wth of base 2.8m) is at E. 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: 25 August 2017

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