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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killea

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Towards the bottom of a NE-facing slope. Circular, slightly domed grass-covered area (diam. 36.4m NE-SW; 33.7m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5-7.7m; int. H 0.4-0.75m; ext. H 0.8-1.05m) separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 5.5-6.1m; Wth of base 2.6-3.1m; D 0.75-1.05m) from an outer bank and hedge (Wth 2.4-4.3m; H 0.25-0.35m). There is no identifiable original entrance, and the outer bank and fosse are overlain by a NE-SW field wall at SE (max. ext. diam. 53.7m NE-SW). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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