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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Balisland

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle SW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 34m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; H 0.2-0.5m) and an external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.3-0.6m). The entrance (Wth 3m) is at the NE. No indication of internal features.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI047-001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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