What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Ballynacragga, County Limerick: a 32m earthen ring cut into a steep east-facing slope, its west bank rising 1.7m internally while a shallow fosse bites into the hillside. The east side has surrendered to overgrowth, and a field boundary has bitten through the bank entirely. The ground still holds the shape of hands that dug it, even if the names and tools are gone.

In pasture, near foot of steep E-facing slope. Roughly circular area (32m N-S; 24m from bank to field boundary E-W) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse. Because of fall in ground W side of enclosure is cut into hill-slope, and this is reflected in profile of enclosing element: on W side bank is high internally (int. H 1.7m) but shallow externally (ext. H 0.45m) with external fosse cut into hillside (D 0.7m; Wth 2.25m); on E side enclosing element is covered by dense overgrowth and has low internal height and steep external height falling to a shallow fosse. Enclosing element truncated by N-S field boundary E->SE. Interior, which slopes down to E reflecting fall in surrounding terrain, is covered by overgrowth around perimeter but central area is under grass. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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