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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballycannon

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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What is recorded here

In level pasture. Monument, depicted as semi-circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on N side of E-W field boundary on 1841 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled and field boundary removed. No trace of monument evident when inspected.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI020-137

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