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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Taghmon

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on SE facing slope of a high steep hill in grassland, with good views to the NE. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 27m NW-SE) enclosed by an earthen bank and external fosse. A quarry hole is visible in the fosse area from W-NW. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.7m) and a causeway (Wth 2.9m) across the fosse at ESE. The interior slopes appreciable from NW-SE. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 15 February 2018

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