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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Mnemo knows the edge of the world because she has watched it change shape. She is not a woman, but she becomes one when human thoughts need a form bright enough to see.
This site does not appear on the 1841-42 OS map, but is on the later edition as a sub-circular enclosure which is slightly cut S to E. No surface trace of this site survives 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. 382. 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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