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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clonerkin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 32.6m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.8-5.5m; H 0.6-1.7m) with an entrance gap (Wth 2m) and a ramp at the NE. No indication of a fosse. The interior is traversed N-S by a modern field boundary. Another ringfort (WI034-002----) occurs c. 200m to the SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

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