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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilgarvan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Clear water should refill the basin, not drain from it. The claimant may have lived beside that paradox, watching ownership and memory collapse each time the system restarted.
Internal diameter 27m N-S, 31m E-W Situated E of KE005-057----, this sub-circular univallate rath is enclosed by a bank which, though well defined, has been fairly broken up by cattle breaks. The enclosing earthen bank rises to a maximum height of 1.7m externally and 1.2m above the interior. The interior is at a slightly higher level than the surrounding land and is somewhat overgrown. There is a local story that a Man-made underground passage leads from this site to the nearby children's burial ground (KE005-056001-) to the SW. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 290. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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