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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortarowey

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a slight SSW-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised roughly circular area (dims. 28m E-W; 27m N-S) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.45m; int. H 0.3m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The inner face of the bank at N is revetted with limestone slabs laid on edge. There are also occasional slabs laid on edge at right angles to the external face of the bank SW-NW. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior of the site is raised on the S side to compensate for the underlying natural slope. The interior of the site is lower than external ground level by 0.25m NW-NE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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