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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballymaglancy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a gentle NE-facing slope on a broad plateau. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 32m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.35-0.4m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, but a rectangular enclosure or annexe (RO028-174002-) (dims 10m NE-SW; 8m NW-SE) defined by scarps (H 0.2m) is attached to the perimeter at SE. Rath (RO028-170001-) is c. 110m to the WNW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO028-174001

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