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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballybunnion

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Internal diameter 22m N-S This univallate rath has been divided roughly in two by a fieldbank running N-S. The W sector of the site has been levelled and no surface trace remains. A modern road runs S of this field in an E-W direction. What remains today is a semi-circular area enclosed by a low earthen bank whose external height measures .7m and internal height .4m. The width of the bank at the base measures 3m. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 208. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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