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Castle in Ballyfoyle

Castle, ringwork

What is recorded here

On top of the S end of a N-S ridge between two valleys, with very steep slopes to E, S and W. In a very prominent defensive position. There are excellent views in all directions. A raised circular area (diam. 33m) enclosed by a bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 4.2m; Wth at crest 2m; overall Wth 6-8m); fosse (Wth 3.7m; D 1.3m) and intermittent traces of a possible outer bank (ext. H 0.4m; Wth 1.5m) which may be an old field boundary. The location and morphology of the monument suggest that this may be a ringwork rather than a ringfort.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK014-022

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  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jan-Philipp Litza, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Christian Pirkl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 3.0
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