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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rockingham Demesne (boyle By., Rockingham.ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a NW-facing slope. Oval grass-covered area (dims 33m E-W; 21m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5-6.5m; int. H 0.8-1m; ext. H 0.2-0.3m) E-SW and NW-NE (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.2-1.4m), where it has outer facing stones. The perimeter is reduced to a scarp (at W: H 0.8m) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. Rath (RO006-100----) is c. 70m to the SW, while raths (RO006-098----) and (RO006-102001-) are c. 120m to the NE and c. 160m to the ENE respectively. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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