Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballybeg (ballinacor South By.)

Situated at a break in a marked E-facing slope. Oval area (dims. 37.5m N-S; 35.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-3.5m; H 1.4-1.6m; max. H 2.2m) with a poorly defined external fosse at the W (Wth 2.3m; D 0.2m). The entrance (Wth 1.7m) is also at the W. No indication of internal features. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008