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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Reynella

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on the NE face of a small prominent hillock. Souterrain (WM013-093----) 320m to W, ringfort (WM013-085----) 180m to NNW. Remains consist of a raised sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 24m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by a well preserved earth and stone bank with a wide external fosse that has been in-filled from ENE-SSW. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.2m) at ESE. The interior slopes slightly to ESE. Traces of a large rectangular house (WM013-094001-) are visible to W of centre. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 July 2018

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