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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloonbalt

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On a rise in otherwise low-lying pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The monument is occupied by a dwelling-house and garden and is not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF008-034

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