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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Acres (iraghticonnor By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Lios na nDamh, the ringfort of the oxen, still stands as a rough earth circle beside a northern stream. Its bank rises nearly two metres and spans thirty-four metres, large enough to hold cattle, people and every secret they whispered inside. The fairies may have taken the name, but the oxen gave it shape.
Internal diameter 32m N-S, 34m E-W Lisnandaff/Lios na nDamh (ringfort of the oxen). This site is situated immediately E of a small stream which flows N. It consists of a roughly circular area enclosed by a well-defined earthen bank. The maximum external height is 1.8m, the internal height is 1m and the width of the bank at the base is c4m. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 147. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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