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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gigginstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a wide ridge with good views of the surrounding grassland. The road which marks the townland boundary with Clondalever lies 30m to NW. Ringfort (WM013-024---) 360m to SE. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 33m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank with an entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at SW. The perimeter has been dug into in the NW quadrant. Some low mounds of stone are visible at the centre of the interior, which slopes gently from the centre towards WSW. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 April 2018

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