What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballygeel is a level-pasture ringfort in County Limerick, Ireland, with a 26m circular scarped edge and possible shallow fosse. Another enclosure abuts at the southwest, suggesting the field once held more than one occupied or defended place. People may have lived, stored grain or gathered stock there before the earth was grazed smooth. The name fairy fort remains a local story, not a proven claim, yet it fits the kind of forgotten shape that still feels half-alive at dusk.
In level pasture. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark on aerial photograph (LAS) is now evident as circular area 26m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by scarped edge (Wth 2m; H 0.25m) with possible remains of fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.15m) W-E. Another enclosure abuts at SW (LI036-209----).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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