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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyfauskeen (coshlea By., Cullane Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In improved pasture, 215m E of a stream that marks the townland boundary with Curraghturk. Possible ringfort (LI049-193----) lies 15m to NW and excavated fulacht fia (LI049-196----) 90m to NE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a roughly circular-shaped enclosure. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as an oval-shaped area (dims. c. 27m NE-SW; 24m NW-SE) defined by a scarp and field boundary from NE-E-SE. Outline of scrub-covered monument visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 18 October 2021

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