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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dysart (moyashel & Magheradernon By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a W-facing slope of a low rise, in gently undulating pasture, with moderate views in all directions. Ringfort (WM025-105----) lies c. 110m to WSW. Monument described as a subcircular-shaped area (dims. 23m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank (int. H 0.1m) which is steep on the exterior and is almost reduced to a scarp (H 1.7m) with a shallow external fosse visible from NW-N and from ENE-E-ESE, which seems to form part of a field boundary. There is no trace of an outer fosse from SSE-S-W-WNW. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior rises gently from the perimeter towards the centre. A field system (WM025-106002-) is visible in the fields around the ringfort. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 23 September 2019

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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