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Ballyhusty Fort

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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In pasture, on a S-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 29m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by the remains of a low bank which has been reduced to scarp (Wth 5.5m; H 2.75m), a fosse (Wth 9.75m; D 1.25m) and outer bank (Wth 6.5m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 0.85m) which is cut by a linear drainage channel (long axis WSW-ENE) which exits at the S. There is a heavy overgrowth of briars around the perimeter which obscure the scarp from SSW-E and the fosse completely. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2.4m) at the SSW. The interior is uneven in places and has a gentle S-facing slope. A field boundary (long axis N-S) skirts the monument at the E. There is an enclosure (TS059-116----) c. 70m to the NW.
In pasture, on a S-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 29m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by the remains of a low bank which has been reduced to scarp (Wth 5.5m; H 2.75m), a fosse (Wth 9.75m; D 1.25m) and outer bank (Wth 6.5m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 0.85m) which is cut by a linear drainage channel (long axis WSW-ENE) which exits at the S. There is a heavy overgrowth of briars around the perimeter which obscure the scarp…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS059-117

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  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Garry Dickinson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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