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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Balliniska

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy forts are not the castles of tiny people, but the homes of ordinary humans under a misleading name. In Balliniska a penannular earthen enclosure stood on a ridge, broad enough for a family, a herd, or a small congregation. It has since vanished under plough and forgetting. What remains is a hole in the landscape where a life once fit.
Monument, depicted as penannular embanked enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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