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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Marked on the 1841-42 OS map as a circular enclosure, it does not appear on the later edition map and no surface trace of it remains today. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 386. 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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