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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynaskea

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located on top of a NW-SE esker ridge. It is depicted as a small scrub-covered area on the 1836 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a hachured oval feature (ext. dims c. 40m N-S; c. 25m E0-W) on the 1912 edition. This is an overgrown oval area (ext. dims c. 30m N-S; c. 20m E-W defined by an earthen bank and outer fosse. An entrance is not identified.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME042-024

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  • Ronnie Nijboer, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.achurchnearyou.com
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