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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Newtowncarrigans

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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At the crest of an E-facing slope. Irregularly-shaped grass and tree-covered area (dims c. 50m NNE-SW; c. 40m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 9m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 2.6m) SSW-W, which has been reduced to a scarp (H 0.95m) NW-N and NE-E (H 0.6m), but which has been obscured by spoil E-SSW and damaged by quarrying elsewhere. It is surrounded by a fosse (Wth of top 9.5-10.8m; Wth of base 1.5-7.5m; D 1-1.8m) and an outer bank (Wth 2.6-5.1m; H 0.7-0.9m) planted with mature deciduous trees SSW-N-ESE. A limekiln is built on the outer bank at W. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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