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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyvadden

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a fairly level landscape. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 38m) defined by a denuded earthen bank (Wth 6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m). There is no visible fosse or entrance but the perimeter is incorporated into a NE-SW field bank at E and there is a quarry immediately to the NE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX021-017

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