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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathgallen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In fallow arable field, atop low rise, land falling gently downslope to E, S and W. Oval circular area (dims. c. 35m N-S; c. 24m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 4.65m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1m) at WSW and bank (Wth 5.4m; int. H 1m; ext. H 2.2m) at ESE. Top of bank flat-topped (Wth 0.95m). Bank reduced to scarp in places at SW. Causewayed entrance (Wth 1.5m) at WNW and break (Wth 2m) covered in undergrowth, in bank at E. Broad, U-shaped external fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.6m) visible, however encroached by plough line at outer edges. Interior generally level and covered in nettles with briars around edges. Ringfort (TS068-039----) inter-visible c. 285m to NW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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