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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballycunningham

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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In pasture, adjoining farmyard. Circular, slightly raised area (diam c. 30m) defined by earthen bank (H 1m) SSW->NNE, stone-faced externally. According to local information, remains of bank levelled c. 1974 during construction of shed outside enclosure to SE. Interior heavily overgrown and partially used as dumping ground for old machinery etc.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO061-036

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  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Hywel Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Corkonian2013, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Frederick Dean, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Sole Origami, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jo and Steve Turner, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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