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Enclosure in Ballany

Enclosure
Enclosure in Ballany
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What is recorded here

Situated on a short surviving section of a NW-SE esker ridge. A subrectangular grass-covered enclosure (dims c. 36m NW-SE; c. 30m NE-SW) defined by earthen banks with many gaps is visible on Google Earth (24/03/2017; 16/03/2021) and Apple Maps. It has a raised circular feature (diam. c. 10m) at its centre, and it was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (16/03/2021) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 July 2022
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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