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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballycloghan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In low-lying pasture. A raised subcircular area (c. 67m NW-SE; c. 56m NE-SW) enclosed from NNW-N-SSE by a very low bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.4m; H 0.15m); elsewhere it has been levelled. There is no trace of a fosse or of the original entrance. Extending in an arc from the inner face of the bank at NE towards the centre of the interior, and then curving off in a NNW direction before coming to an abrupt end, is a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.45m; H 0.25m) with fragmentary traces of an accompanying fosse. A report in 1976 (SMR file) noted that the interior was unequally divided by a low bank running from NW-SE and that there was a small subrectangular annexe, enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone, adjoining it at NE. These features are not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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