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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynascraw

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a rise in undulating pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A report in 1968 (SMR file) indicates that this rath was largely levelled due to land reclamation. Extant remains comprise a circular area (diam. 30.5m) defined by a barely perceptible scarp (H 0.3-0.8m) with very faint traces of an external fosse (Wth 3-4m; D 0.2-0.4m), which are identifiable only from S-W-NE. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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