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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Buaile Uí Chuill

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Internal diam. c. 16.2m N-S, 15m E-W This small univallate rath is located in pasture on the NW side of Boolakeel Creek and overlooks Ballinskelligs Bay. Its earthen enclosing element measures 1.1m high and 1.3m wide and is virtually levelled on its N side. A 1m wide gap at E may mark the location of the original entrance. The site is densely overgrown and no internal features were observed. Cork University Press (1996), no. 470.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE097-032

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