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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynoe (connello Upper By., Ballynoe Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope in undulating terrain, marshy area adjoins to NW. Circular area (27.5m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank with external fosse (D 0.9m; Wth 1.95m). Bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. 1.5m), best preserved along E side, denuded by cattle to form gaps at SSW (Wth 1.9m) and SW (Wth 1.1m). Fosse is crossed by field boundaries at S and NNE, which abut enclosing bank. Level interior under grass except for centre and NE quadrant which are covered by dense overgrowth. Mature beech tree grows atop bank at SSE, with a mixture of ash and thorn covering bank elsewhere. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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