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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Leny

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on steep SE facing slope of a high hill in grassland with good views to E &S, marshy ground 90m to S. Ringfort (WM011-022---) 90m to W. A circular shaped area (approx. diam. 20m N-S) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank with possible entrance gap (Wth 1.2m) at NE. The bank has several disturbance gaps and is best preserved from SW-N, elsewhere almost completely levelled. The interior has a steep slope from WNW-ESE. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 14 June 2017

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