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Indicated — Cloonbigny

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Cloonbigny
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Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated just off the crest of a slight N-S ridge at the S end. Circular grass-covered area with some bushes (diam. 32m NE-WSW; 29m NNW-SSE) defined by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 4.7-5.5m; int. H 0.1m generally to 0.5m at N (upslope); ext. H 0.1m generally to 0.5m at S), which is overlain by a field wall SSW-NW. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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