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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynash (clare)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In area of rough pasture and marsh, on SW side of stream. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.5m), with external fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 2.6m) SW->SE. Enclosing bank abutted by field boundaries at SW, SE, and N. Interior and enclosing element are covered by dense overgrowth. A scarped edge (H c. 0.55m) extends out from enclosing element at W for 11.8m before turning at right angle to S and running a further 17.4m where it is terminated by E-W field boundary, forming raised rectangular annex. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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