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Embanked enclosure — Knockcroghery

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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At the crest of the N-facing slope of a N-S ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 37.5m ENE-WSW; 36.7m NNW-SSE) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 5.3-5.5m; int. H c. 1m; ext. H c. 2m). A fosse that was visible at S (Gannon 1972) is now back-filled, and there is no recognisable entrance. A house site (RO042-061002-) (ext. dims 6.75m N-S; 6m E-W) defined by a low bank is attached to the inside of the perimeter at N, and there has been some quarrying inside the perimeter at SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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