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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Keeloge (clonlisk By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located on the low-lying floodplains of a tributary of the river Brosna which is located to the N. Circular area (diam 35m N-S) enclosed by two banks with intervening fosse (Wth 2.1m; ext. D 0.7m). Inner bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.7m) is destroyed at N, poorly preserved outer bank visible as a field boundary at E and obscured at W by modern field clearance. No apparent entrance feature visible. The remains of a circular lime kiln located in the SW sector of the ringfort. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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