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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bellanalack

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a high ridge, in pasture, with commanding views of the surrounding landscape. A castle ringwork (WM030-073----) lies c. 195m to E. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork cut by a trackway running WNW-ESE across the SW sector. Monument described in 1973 as a small, roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 27m) enclosed by a low scarp. The perimeter has been dug away from WSW-W-WNW and from N-NE. The surface of the interior is uneven. Monument is visible today as a much disturbed roughly oval-shaped earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 08 November 2019

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