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Enclosure in Ballycrinnigan

Enclosure

What is recorded here

Circular enclosure visible on aerial photograph (GSIAP R1/20-1). On NW facing slope at the foot of the Blackstairs Mountains with excellent views in all directions. No remains visible at ground level. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 August 2011
A circular early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries, situated on a strategic hillside location. Local folklore often associates such sites with fairy dwellings, though no specific traditions are recorded for this example.

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