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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Shannon Oughter

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On S downslope of a slight ridge, in undulating, rich pasture. An oval area (27.3m N-S; 24.7m E-W) is defined by a scarp (H 0.5m at E; 0.28m at W). Two short sections of bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.49m; Wth 0.6m) enclose the site at the SE and SW only. There is faint and intermittent trace of a fosse (Wth 2.1m) on all sides. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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