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Indicated — Ballysteen

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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Indicated — Ballysteen
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On a low N-S ridge in gently undulating pasture c. 25m to the W of the S-flowing Ballysteen River. Hachured on both the first (1842) and Cassini (1920) edition of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This well-preserved circular cashel (25.85m N-S; 25.2m E-W) is defined by a stone wall (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0-0.2m; ext. H 0.5-1.3m) with up to four courses of outer stones facing a rubble core. The wall has collapsed outwards in places, especially along the W, and is overgrown at E. There is a gap (Wth 0.9m at base, 1.9m at top) at WSW, and two smaller gaps at NE and E which may be livestock gaps. The interior is slightly dished towards the centre.   Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott   Date of upload: 6-10-2025

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