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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballincar

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a slight rise in gently undulating, lightly wooded, pasture overlooking a stream 20m to the N. Another rath (SL008-129---), in Cregg townland, is located 100m to the W. Views are good to excellent in all directions. Raised roughly circular area (diam. 18m) enclosed by an earth and stone scarp (ext. H 2.75m). From NW-NNE the edge of the site has been removed by a deeply cut modern ENE-WSW orientated track. What appears to be the footings of a wall (Wth 1.05m; int. H 0.1m) or a bank lie along the top of the scarped edge SW-NW. A ramp (Wth 2m) through the scarped edge at ESE marks the position of the original entrance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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