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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballygeale

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In gentle undulating pasture, good to moderate views in all directions, enclosure (LI021-024----) lies 150m to S. Present remains consist of a raised circular-shaped area (diam. 26m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.9m; H int. 0.3; ext. 1.2m) with traces of an external fosse best preserved at SW (base Wth 2.2m; D 0.3m). Modern ramp (Wth 6.5m) crosses scarp at W, fosse absent here. Interior of site level with external fosse and clear of overgrowth. A portion of the interior in the SW quadrant has been fenced off with post and wire fence as a dump for old fodder. Monument visible as a circular-shaped area enclosed by tree-covered bank with a gap at N on Google Earth orthoimage taken 2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 9 July 2020

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