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Partially hachured — Knockbody

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Partially hachured — Knockbody
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Situated on S facing slope of a ridge running NW-SE in modern forestry plantation. Earthwork (WM012-008----) 120m to W. Lough Derravarragh 470m to E. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 28m N-S) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone ( max. H 1m) and a shallow external fosse with entrance gap at SE (Wth. 3.3m). The interior slopes sharply from NE-SW. Field banks running NE-SW intersect the perimeter of the monument at N and S. The site is now in inside an area of modern coniferous forestry. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 30 August 2017

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