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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisballyfroot

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Thirty years of age and still unsteady, the ringfort in Lisballyfroot stands on a SW-facing slope with excellent views except to NE. Its low bank encloses twenty-two metres of overgrown ground, while a square chamber attaches at the east like a forgotten room. The fossses have been recut for field boundaries, suggesting human hands kept shaping the site long after its first purpose faded.
On a slight SW-facing slope in a commanding position with excellent views except to NE. A circular area (int. diam. 22m) defined by a low bank (Wth 1.2m; H 0.4m) with traces of an external fosse (Wth 2m; ext. D 0.3m), recut at S where it forms part of the fosse of a field boundary. The interior is overgrown and hummocky which may be due to quarrying. A square enclosure (11m x 11m) (KK018-012001-) is attached to the ringfort at E, separated by the fosse. Compiled by: Victor Buckley and Mary Tunney Date of upload: 24 April 2013

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