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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballykenry

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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What is recorded here

In pasture, on S-facing slope. Oval area (44m N-S; 50m E-W) enclosed by earth-and-stone bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 2.3m) best preserved NNE->SSE, but topped by field boundary SSE->NNE. Gap (Wth 6.8m) in bank at E. Interior under pasture and slopes down to S. Field boundary, indicated on 1923 OS 6-inch map immediately E of enclosure, has been removed and material from it pushed up against bank NE->SSE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.

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