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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinvinny South

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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In pasture, below crest of ridge, on W-facing slope. Circular area (25m N-S; 25.2m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m) NNE->SSE; scarp (H 1m) on downslope to W. Bank NNE->SSE incorporated into field fence system; external fosse (D 0.7m) continues, beyond enclosure, N and S along field fence. Interior planted witn trees, many now felled.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO064-010

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Michael O'Sheil, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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