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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Baile An Tsléibhe

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Internal diam. c. 30m This site is shown on the OS maps as a circular univallate enclosure and was named 'Ringliss' in the OSNB (Ventry, 36). The outline of the original enclosure is still preserved, except along the SE sector, by the field wall which now encloses the site, but it is unlikely that the wall itself is original. The wall is 1.5m high and 1m wide and consists of a rubble core faced internally and externally with drystone masonry. The site lies on level ground at the foot of Mount Eagle. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 611. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

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