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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killehenny

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Internal diameter 23m N-S Situated in a large pastoral field near the W fieldbank, this univallate rath has been much levelled and is barely visible. All that remains today is a raised circular area, except to the SE where a bank can be distinguished, but the NE sector cannot be distinguished at all. The bank rises to a height of c .5m. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 239. 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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