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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynacor

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on SE facing slope of a large hill in grassland with good views all around. A large circular slightly raised area (approx. diam. 40m NW-SE; 39m NE-SW) enclosed by two earthen banks, an intervening fosse and an outer fosse. The inner bank is well preserved; the outer bank is visible from NW-NE and from SE-SW, with a slight outer fosse from NE-NW. There is a possible entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) at SE. The interior slopes gently from N-S. See attached plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 13 July 2018

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