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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinameesda Upper

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on level poorly drained ground in forestry. Oval area (dims. 37.6m NW-SE; 34.5m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.8-3.5m; int. H 0.5-0.8m) and external fosse (Wth 1.8-2.3m; D 0.8m). There is a gap in the bank (Wth 1.3m) at the NNE but no corresponding causeway. The only features in the slightly domed interior consist of rock outcrops.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI031-004

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Yosemite, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • jonleebotany, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • David Sands, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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