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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Altore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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At the crest of the SE end of a low NW-SE rise. Oval grass-covered area (dims c. 50m NE-SW; c. 43m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (H 0.6-1m), with traces of a bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.1m) at E. It is bisected by a NE-SW field bank. There is no identifiable original entrance and traces of a fosse at N and ESE-WSW noted in 1978 (SMR file) can no longer be seen. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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