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Embanked enclosure in Ballykeroge Little

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on an E-facing slope. Oval grass-covered area (dims. 64m NW-SE; 50m NE-SW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank best preserved SE-NW (Wth 4-5m; int. H 1-1.6m; ext. H 1-1.4m) but reduced almost to a scarp (H 1m) elsewhere. Slight traces of an outer fosse survive W-N. The entrance (Wth 2.7m), possibly modern, is at NE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA023-034

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  • Alexander Redfern, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Susan Pike, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Stephan van Helden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Audrius Janecka, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Slamforeman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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