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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clogher (ballintober North By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Marked only on the 1914 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a small circular feature (diam. c. 20m), and situated on a gentle SE-facing slope of a broad drumlin. It was described in 1955 as a circular area (diam. c. 18m N-S) defined by a slight earthen bank (max. H c. 0.4m) and hedge with traces of an outer fosse (SMR file). It was described as a circular area defined by an eroded earthen bank and outer fosse (Gannon 1972). It is no longer visible at ground level in reclaimed pasture. Rath (RO012-019----) is c. 150m to the SE, and enclosure (RO012-021----) is c. 180m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 January 2012

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