Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballycahane Lower

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In level pasture with moderate views in all directions. Depicted on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as a circular shaped area (diam. 27m) intersected at NE and SE by the avenue to a house. Surveyed by the ASI in 2000 and described as a raised rectangular-shaped area (25m NE-SW; 16m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (Wth 2.2m; H 1.1m) from SW through N to E and a roadway (Wth 3m) on top of a scarp from SE to SW. The roadway is defined by parallel stone walls (H 0.2m-0.4m). The undulating interior is heavily overgrown on the E side. Overgrown outline of monument visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Possibly a ringfort that was reused as a landscape feature associated with nearby houses. See attached sketch plan surveyed and drawn by ASI and Google earth orthoimage 28/06/2018 Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 28 July 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI022-067

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Maker not stated on source page, www.ancient-origins.net
Crecora Manister GAA Club official website; individual aerial photographer not named, crecoramanistergaa.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.geograph.ie
Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.au
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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