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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Guhard South,loughanes,ballydonohoe

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Magic and myth are not the same. The chamber of the chamber is a chamber of chambers. The chamber of the chamber is a chamber of chambers. The chamber of the chamber is a chamber of chambers.
Internal diameter 36m NW-SE This site is situated in the corner of a field. Three townland boundary fieldbanks touch it to the S: Loughanes, Ballydonoghue and Guhard South. All that remains of this univallate rath is a semi-circular area enclosed by an earth and stone bank. It is bounded on the NE side by a fieldbank running NE-SW. Another fieldbank cuts through the W to SE sector of the fort. No surface trace remains on the S side of this fieldbank. The enclosing bank measures 1.4m both externally and internally. The width of the bank at the base measures 3m on average. The entrance lies to the E and is 5.6m wide. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 285. 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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