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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyhahill

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating pasture, at foot of N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 30m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks and an external fosse. Entire enclosure is covered by dense overgrowth. Inner bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.9m) survives its full circuit but outer bank (int. H 2.6m) and external fosse (D 1.7m; Wth 2.4m) replaced by field boundary WNW->SE. Extending SW from edge of enclosure in low linear bank (H 0.25m; Wth 4m) travelling 14m before turning at right angle to NW and running a further 4m before petering out. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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