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Embanked enclosure — Dangan (nugent)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Towards the bottom of the E-facing slope of a drumlin with Lowfield Lough (diam. c. 350m) c. 160m to the SE. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.9-4m; int. H 0.2-0.55m; ext. H 0.65-0.8m) SSW-N, and a scarp (max. H 0.9m) elsewhere. There is an outer fosse (Wth of top 3-4.3m; D 0.1-0.3m) E-SW and W-NW, with an outer bank (Wth 3.8m; ext. H 0.2-0.3m) E-SE which is continued by a berm (Wth 4.3m) defined by a scarp (H 0.2m) SE-S. There is no visible entrance. Rath (RO012-009----) is c. 140m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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