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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnagrelly

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a slight NNW-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Raised circular area (diam. 25m) enclosed by a bank of earth (Wth 2.1m; int. H 0.3m). At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 4m). The fosse encloses the site SSE-NNW and is visible only as a slightly wetter area (Wth 4m) at the external base of the bank. From NNW-SE the fosse has been re-cut as a drain. The N edge of a main road (N16) lies along the outer line of the fosse SE-SSW. A break (Wth 4m) in the bank at NNW, with slight trace of a causeway across the fosse, marks the position of the original entrance. There is a modern break (Wth 2m) in the bank at S. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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