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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Railstown (railstown Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In area of disused pasture and enclosed by pasture to E, S, W and tillage to N. On high point of land, cut into S and W-facing hillslopes. Oval area (dims. 42m N-S; c. 39m E-W) defined by substantial bank (overall Wth 7.35m; Wth at top 1.1m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 3.25m) best preserved SW-SE and almost reduced to scarp SE-SW. Fosse (overall Wth 9.1m; basal Wth 4.3m; D 1.15m) best preserved NW-NE where cut into S-facing hillslope and shallow (D 0.3m) NE-SSE. Fosse backfilled SSE-SSW due to trackway along S-side and relatively recently backfilled SSW-NW. Interior slopes down gently to S and is densely overgrown around perimeter which is encroaching into rest of interior. Topsoil excavated to W of monument and earthen material deposited against exterior of bank SSW-NW and saplings planted. Road and temporary dwelling erected to west of same. Ringfort (TS061-121----) is c. 50m to N. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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