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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynabinnia

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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At the narrow crest of a N-S ridge with the ground sloping away to W and E. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A raised oval grass-covered area (dims. 27m N-S; 23.4m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.8m) SSE-S and a slight fosse (Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.1m) SSE-SW, which is continued by a berm (Wth 2.2m) and outer field bank SW-NW. Elsewhere the perimeter is defined by a scarp (H 1.2-1.4m generally to 1.8m at E), which merges into the steep slope at E. There are ramp entrances at S (Wth 2m) and NNW (Wth 5m), both of which probably receive modern usage. The W part of the interior is level, but the E part slopes down severely to the E (H 1.5m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 27 April 2016

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