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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gorteen (fartullagh By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated at N end of a N-S ridge with good views of the surrounding countryside. Impressive hilltop siting along with high raised interior might suggest high status ringfort. Present remains consist of a raised circular-shaped platform (diam. 45m NNE-SSW; 32m WNW-ESE) defined by a bank mainly reduced to a scarp with enclosing deep, wide fosse and external bank which may be a later enclosing field boundary. Possible causewayed entrance gap (Wth 1.7- 6.4m) at ENE which has been widened by livestock. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 29 August 2018

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