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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolaha

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a level area in an undulating landscape. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP: BDQ 58) from the 1970s. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture. The cropmark can also be seen on the OSI aerial images (1995). Archaeological testing (11E0414) by Kieran Campbell exposed part of the enclosing ditch (Wth of top 1.6-1.8m) at N and S (dim 72m NNW-SSE; c. 52m E-W) while the perimeter was an earthen bank (Wth c. 3.5m) with an internal stone-facing and a slight outer ditch (Wth of top 1.7m; D 0.15m) at E. See excavations.ie (2011: 504). (Campbell 2012) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 31 July 2017 Amended: 17 January 2020

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