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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aughvallydeag

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a poorly drained E-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with good views from the N-E-S. This monument, identified from an aerial photograph (GSI, R. 360/59; 16/04/74), was heavily overgrown with reeds at the time of inspection. The monument consists of a low sunken circular area (diam. 11.5m; ext. D 0.1m) with traces of a second bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.3m) only visible at the SE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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