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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On the S-facing slope of a WNW-ESE ridge. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. 21.8m N-S; 20m E-W) which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest, defined by a scarp (H 1m at S to 2.2m at W) separated by a berm (Wth 4-5m) from an outer bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m) S-NW which is incorporated into a field bank NW-E. A dip in the perimeter of the mound at S may be an entrance (max. ext. diam. c. 40m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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