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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Marked as a subrectangular field (dims c. 50m N-S; c. 25-35m E-W) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a level landscape c. 450m from the River Shannon to the SW. Described as an overgrown circular area (diam. 47m N-S; 46m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank with a slight fosse (Gannon 1972). The perimeter was incorporated into a field bank S-N, and there was an entrance at E. It is not visible at ground level in pasture. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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