What is recorded here

The fairy fort in Ballymacquin Upper stands as a raised circular platform enclosed by a steep fosse, reaching 2.3m above the surrounding ditch. Its internal diameter spans 16.6m north-south and 14m east-west, creating a distinct oval shape within the wide, U-shaped trench. Fieldbanks cut through the eastern sector and run north-south, suggesting later agricultural use layered over the ancient earthwork. The structure remains a well-defined marker of human presence in County Kerry, its exact purpose lost but its form still commanding attention across the landscape.

Internal diameter 16.6m N-S, 14m E-W This platform rath consists of a raised circular area enclosed by a wide, steep fosse. Immediately N of this site a fieldbank runs in an E-W direction and another fieldbank running N-S cuts through the fosse in the E sector. The raised area rises to a maximum of 2.3m above the enclosing fosse. The well-defined, wide, steep, U-shaped enclosing fosse is 2.2m-6m in width and on average 1.8m below the height of the surrounding land. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 675. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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