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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinphull (carbury By., Cliffony North Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinphull (carbury By., Cliffony North Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinphull (carbury By., Cliffony North Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area has a 23m west-east internal diameter and sits in pasture with good northern views. A degraded bank encloses the space, though linear field boundaries now cut through it from the west, north and east. The interior slopes from east to west, and no original entrance remains visible.
In pasture with especially good views to N. Raised, originally circular, area (int. diam. 23m W-E), enclosed by a degraded bank with evidence for a possible fosse at W. The bank has been incorporated into linear NE-SW field boundaries from W-N-NE and from E-S-SSW. Original entrance not recognisable. The interior slopes from E to W. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 08 March 2013

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