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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Ballyline (bunratty Upper By.)

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

What is recorded here

That is the name of the real place in County Clare. The story above is a visible marker, not a hidden claim about a different place.
Situated on a terrace on the W-facing slope of a small N-S valley. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A circular grass-covered area with some bushes and rock outcrop (int. diam. 17m N-S; 16m E-W) defined by an overgrown stone spread (Wth 2.8 -5m; int. H 0.2-0.3m generally to 0.6m at E; ext. H 0.8-1.1m). There is no visible entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 2 May 2017

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