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Indicated — Newtown (ballymoe By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Newtown (ballymoe By.)
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On a gentle E-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 38.8m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.2-4.4m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.1m) NNE-E-SSW and a scarp (H 1m) WSW-NNW. The perimeter has been quarried away SSW-WSW and NNW-NNE (dim. 26m NE-SW). There is an outer rounded fosse (Wth of top 6.5-7.5m; Wth of base 2.3-3.4m; D 0.1m at NE to 1.05m at NW), and the entrance (Wth 2m) and causeway (Wth 6m) are at SE. See the attached aerial views taken from the NW (001) and ESE (007) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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