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Embanked enclosure — Shanballybaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Towards the top of a SE-facing slope. Subcircular grass-covered area (dims 30m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.1-0.6m) WNW-NE and ESE-WSW with an earthen bank (Wth 4-4.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m) on the perimeter at W. There is no visible fosse or entrance, but the site is truncated by a NW-SE field wall at E. Enclosure (RO007-043----) is c. 20m to the NE, and cashel (RO007-045----) is c. 90m to the S. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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