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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballygowan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

On a rise in hilly pastureland. Poorly preserved subcircular rath (32m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by a scarp and external fosse. Modern field walls encircle the monument.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA125-017

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Michael Deligan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jason Keane, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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