Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
In level pasture. A raised oval area (c. 47m NNW-SSE; c. 32m ENE-WSW) enclosed by a wide low bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.3m; H 0.1-0.75m) and an external fosse (Wth 4.8m; D 0.25-0.7m). For much of its circuit the bank has been denuded almost to the ground level of the interior. A break (Wth c. 2.8m) in the bank at NNW with traces of an accompanying causeway probably marks the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 23 November 2011
Who made it and when
The saved record identifies Indicated — Ballymichan as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: In level pasture. A raised oval area (c. 47m NNW-SSE; c. 32m ENE-WSW) enclosed by a wide low bank of earth and stone (Wth 5.3m; H 0.1-0.75m) and an external fosse (Wth 4.8m; D 0.25-0.7m). For much of its circuit the bank has been denuded almost to the ground level of the interior. A break (Wth c. 2.8m) in the bank at NNW with traces of an accompanying causeway probably marks the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 23 November 2011
How it was made and used
Its classification points to ritual, marking, defence or gathering. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.
What was found
No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.
What remains
The public record still maps Indicated — Ballymichan as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.
Why it mattered
The place preserves physical evidence or local memory connected with fairy fort / earthen ringfort. Its source and exact position give later research a firm starting point without turning uncertain tradition into fact.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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