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Enclosure in Ballyard

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Enclosure in Ballyard
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What is recorded here

'Infra-red aerial photography (National Coastline Survey) clearly shows a crop mark enclosure at this location on rising ground overlooking the River Lee to the north-north-east. The site shows up as a dark line and is approximately 33m in diameter. There is no trace of this site at ground level.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 20 June 2012
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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