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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Droughtville

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated in grassland with good views in all directions. Possible ringfort (approx. int. diam. 50m) visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph as a circular-shaped area defined by an earthen bank with external fosse best preserved at SW. On Google Earth imagery dating from 2017 indicates that the E side of the monument has been levelled possibly as a result of ploughing. Cultivation ridges running E-W across the interior of the monument are visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Faith Bailey Date of upload: 3 August 2018

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