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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Taghmon

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on low marshy ground surrounded by hills. Ringfort (WM012-073---) 80m to E. A sub-oval shaped area (approx. diam. 34m NE-SW) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and external fosse. The fragmentary bank is reduced to a scarp along the E side of the site. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.9m) at N. The interior rises slightly towards the centre and has traces of cultivation ridges. Drains and water channels are visible outside the monument at N and E. 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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