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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyea ((connello Lower By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on N-facing hill slope. Circular area (diam. 25m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.1m), with external fosse (Wth 1m; D 0.6m) SE->SW. Bank is best preserved at NW, lowers in height as it progresses up-slope (ext. H 0.6m). Entrance (Wth 5.6m) at ESE. Interior, under rough grazing, slopes down to N. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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