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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Liscullane (clanmaurice By., Kiltomy Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Internal diameter 25.2m N-S This sub-circular rath is situated in low-lying pastureland and the Limerick and Tralee railway track lies one field to the E. This site has been somewhat levelled from the NE through E to S and only survives as a raised area 1.2m high. For the rest, the enclosing earthen bank is 6m wide at the base and rises to an average of .8m above the surrounding land and .7m above the interior, which is at a higher level than the surrounding land. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 581. 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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