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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moybella South

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Internal diameter 36m N-S, 32m E-W Situated immediately E of a road, in flat pastureland, this univallate earthen ringfort consists of a sub-circular area enclosed by a bank 4.1m wide at the base. The bank rises to a maximum of 1.9m high externally and .6m-l.1m high above the interior. An external fosse is evident from the NW through N to E to SE; it is shallow and sub-U shaped, measuring 1.2m-2.4m wide and .4m deep. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 413. 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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