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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kisha

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Situated on a slight rise in a fairly level landscape with a small N-S stream c. 200m to the E. The SE quadrant of bivallate enclosure is visible as a cropmark (complete int. diam. c. 45m) on aerial photographs (CUCAP: ALS 38; AVK 38). It is not visible at ground level in pasture. 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: 8 January 2014
A bivallate earthen ringfort in Kisha, likely dating to the early medieval period, with part of its enclosure visible as a cropmark. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folklore, reflecting their mystical status in Irish cultural memory.

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