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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballydoyle

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located on a slight N-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP: BGF 56) and on aerial photograph (MM (47) 18-21; (49) 13, 14; ASIAP (436) 1) and digital aerial photographs (WX047-018_1 to _5) taken in July 2006. It is not visible at ground level in a cereal crop, but it can also be seen in the OSI series of aerial photographs (2000). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 17 October, 2013

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