Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymanus

Situated on the top of a slight but pronounced natural rise of ground with good views to S and W. A roughly circular area enclosed by a low earth and stone bank, with shallow fosse and external bank visible from N-NE and from SE-S-W only, with causewayed entrance gap (Wth 2.7m) at SSE. The ringfort is intersected at E by a roadway running N-S which destroys the enclosing elements of the monument on this side. In the N quadrant of the ringfort interior there is a low stony rise which possibly indicates the remains of a house site but this is uncertain. A crescent-shaped annexe defined by a low earthen bank adjoins the ringfort to the NW. A low L-shaped earthen bank in the S quadrant of the annexe defines a roughly square shaped area. This earthwork is too large to represent the remains of a house site. The interior of the annexe is much disturbed by cultivation ridges running ENE-W-SW. The interior of the ringfort is also disturbed by similar cultivation ridges Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 3 January 2017