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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyroe (maher)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On the S side of a NW-SE valley, with land rising slightly up to flat terrace below the crest of hills to the S and SW, in pasture. There are good views along and across the valley to the N, E and W. A small stream runs NE-SW past NW sector. A roughly circular area (int. diam. c. 34m) enclosed by a low, wide earthen bank (int. H 0.3-0.4m; ext. H 0.9-1.2m; Wth 2m) and traces of external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.3m), except at NW where there is a flat external berm (Wth 6m) which drops to the stream. There is an entrance (Wth 2.5m) in the downslope NE quadrant. In the SW sector the bank has been incorporated in a field boundary which runs NW-SE along the SW edge of the monument. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 20 March 2020

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