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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boytonrath

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture, with gentle W-facing tilt. Slight visible surface trace of circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by remains of levelled fosse (max. Wth 5m; max. D 0.3m), more apparent in places due to differential growth of vegetation. Possible causewayed entrance (Wth c. 4m) at SSW. Scant remains of outer bank (Wth c. 3-4m; max. H c. 0.25m) NE-E-SE. Large, roughly D-shaped depression to W side of monument and both are enclosed on 1900-05 OS 6-inch map by field boundaries. All field boundaries removed and that to N replaced by electric fence. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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