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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boolabaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial photographs (CUCAP, AOX 50, ASW 72; MM (62) 22-5) and it is also visible on the OSI series of photographs (2005). Nothing is visible at ground level in pasture. It is also visible on Google Earth (14/07/2018). See the attached enhanced view from Google Earth (2018) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 2 July 2012 Amended: 25 Apri, 2014

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