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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballygibbagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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What is recorded here

On a W-facing slope in pasture. A raised oval area (c. 42m E-W; c. 28m N-S) defined by a much-degraded scarp (H 0.8-1.8m) with fragmentary remains of modern drystone-facing. There is no trace of a fosse. From NE-S-W the scarp has been modified and incorporated into a field boundary. The original entrance is not recognisable. There is a possible house site (LF023-021002-) in the centre of the interior.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF023-021001

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Picture notes
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this garden.
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