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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymackea Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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What is recorded here

On the N-facing slope of a slight E-W ridge. Listed as 'enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). An oval grass-covered area (diam. 23m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by a low bank (Wth 6-8m; int. H 0.15m; max. ext. H 0.5m) S-WNW and a scarp (max. H 0.8m) WNW-N. There is no visible fosse or entrance. The perimeter at E has been removed by building a N-S wall and a modern house is built c. 10m E of that. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 15 April 2020

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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