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Embanked enclosure — Altore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Embanked enclosure — Altore
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Just off the crest of a low N-S ridge, on the SW-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 36.3m E-W; 35.2m N-S) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank and hedge (Wth of base 4-4.7m; Wth of top 1.2-1.6m; int. H 0.2m at W to 0.8m at S; ext. H 1.4m at E to 2.1m at S) which has many gaps, and a rounded fosse (Wth of top 6-7m; Wth of base 2.8-3.4m; D 1.1-1.4m). An outer bank (Wth 3.8-5.1m; H 0.15m at N to 1.5m at E), which has inner and outer facing-stones W-NW and many gaps, has been removed NE-SE. The original entrance is not identifiable. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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