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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymackea Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On a low E-W ridge. Listed as 'enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 22m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.9-1.3m) with some internal facing stones at E. There is no visible fosse, and an entrance (Wth 1.8m) at WNW may be original. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 15 April 2020

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