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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballylahiff (glenquin By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In waterlogged pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (39m NE-SW; 43m NW-SE) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with an intervening fosse; enclosing element is covered with dense overgrowth. Inner bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.9m) incorporated into linear field boundary E->SSE. Gap in bank (Wth 3.4m) at SSW. Fosse (Wth 4.6m) evident all round but best defined NNW->ENE. Outer bank (int. H 1.3m to base of fosse; ext. H 1.1m) only evident NNW->NE. A linear field boundary extends SE from NE end of outer bank to form corner with field boundary which incorporates part of inner bank. Interior waterlogged and slopes gently down to NE. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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