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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyduhig

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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No fairy ever flew into Ballyduhig. A human hand built the ring, cut the shallow ditch, and stood inside it while the land rolled away in every direction. Measurements and mnemo
Internal diameter 38.4m N-S, 44.4m E-W Situated on sloping pastureland, this site has an excellent view in all directions. This univallate rath has been much levelled and survives today as a sub-circular raised area c .5m high. Slight traces of an exterior fosse can be noted N to E and to the SW, ranging 1.5m-4m wide and .4m deep. A track cuts through this site along the W sector in a NW-SE direction. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 603. 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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