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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Glen Upper (upperthird By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Located in mixed woodland towards the bottom of a steep N-facing slope. Subcircular area (dims. 33m NW-SE; 28m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 1.5m at SW), which is reduced to a scarp (H 1.8m) downslope NW-E. An external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.3m) SE-NW is reduced to a berm (Wth 2m) NW-NE. The entrance is not identified but it may have been between NE-SE where the bank and fosse are now destroyed. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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