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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lackandarra Upper

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Marked as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 45-50m) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as the arc of a bank (diam. c. 50m) SW-NE on the 1927 ed. Situated in pasture on level ground. Slight intermittent traces of a bank are visible. Archaeological testing (04E0842) just to the SE failed to produce any related material. (Purcell 2007) Purcell, J. (2007) Lackendarry Upper. No archaeological significance. in I. Bennett (Ed.) Excavations 2004: summary accounts of excavations in Ireland, 427, No. 1682. Wordwell. Dublin. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 18 January 2012

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