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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Seskin (shillelagh By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Set into a gentle E/SE-facing slope. A circular area (diam. 24m), of which about two-thirds survives, defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; H 1.2-2.5m) with drystone facing. The perimeter has been removed at the E through the construction of a farmyard and the W portion is masked by field clearance. Shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a small enclosure. 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

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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