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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortlustia

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle E-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 28m WNW-ESE; 13m NNE-SSW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.2-0.6m; ext. H 0.9m) SE-SSW and by a fosse (Wth of top 4.3-5m; Wth of base 2.8-3m; D 0.3-0.4m) ESE-S-WNW. There is no identifiable entrance. The NE part of the monument is overlain by a WNW-ESE road, and St Patrick's Well (RO029-044001-) is c. 50m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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