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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Balreagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a slight natural rise in gently undulating grassland, with good views to NW. Ringfort (WM013-046---) 160m to SSE. A sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 33m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by a low earth and stone bank and a wide deep external fosse that is best preserved at SE and NW. There is an entrance gap (Wth 3.4m) at ENE. Several depressions of probable recent origin are visible in the interior, which slopes slightly to the NW. See attached profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 9 April 2018

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