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Enclosure in Ballyboro

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Enclosure in Ballyboro
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Located on a S-facing slope. A D-shaped area (int. dims c. 50m NNW-SSE; c. 40m ENE-WSW) with straight sides at S and W is defined by what is probably a broad bank (Wth c. 10-15m) and a narrow outer drain (ext. dims c. 70m NNW-SSE; c. 70m ENE-WSW). It is visible as a soil mark on iMaps (2022) and it is also visible on Google Earth (09/08/2022). It is visible as a cropmark on DigitalGlobe (2011-13). It was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced view from iMAPs (2022) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 6 June 2023
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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