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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tormore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Prominently situated on level ground at W end of slight E-W orientated ridge in gently undulating upland pasture. Natural ground level slopes down steeply from the site from SW to N. Raised circular area (diam. 26m) enclosed by an earthen scarp (ext. H 1.4m) SE-NNW and an earthen bank (Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.5m) NNW-SE. At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 7.1m; D 0.65) NNW-SE. At the external base of the scarp is a 4m wide terrace SW-N. Natural ground level slopes down steeply from the site SW-N. The original entrance is via a ramp (Wth 2m) across the scarped edge at SE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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