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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Baile Áimín Bocht

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort in Baile Áimín Bocht: a circular rath, internal diameter 26m, on a gentle north-facing slope. The earthen bank rises 3.5m outside and 2m inside, with an 8m gap at the northeast and a 3m gap at the southwest. A shallow ditch and low ridge run inside the bank through the southern half. People may have lived there, feared the fairies, or simply marked the edge of the field; the mound still keeps its shape.
Internal diam. 26m. A circular univallate rath situated on a gentle N facing slope. The earthen enclosing bank is a maximum of 3.5m high externally and 2m high internally. An 8m wide gap at NE and a 3m wide gap at SW provide access to the interior. A shallow ditch and low ridge run directly inside and parallel to the bank in the S half of the site. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 310. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 6 August 2013

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