What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynacarrig West,boolasallagh: In pasture, on a S-facing slope. The possible rath is levelled but it is visible as a slight rise (diam. c. 30m) in the field to the S of the townland boundary. It is indicated on the 1894 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) with the townland boundary skirting the N arc of the interior.
In pasture, on a S-facing slope. The possible rath is levelled but it is visible as a slight rise (diam. c. 30m) in the field to the S of the townland boundary. It is indicated on the 1894 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) with the townland boundary skirting the N arc of the interior.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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