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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyfaris

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, situated on level ground at the break of slope on the N side of a low ridge. Raised oval area (24.8m NNW-SSE; 20.8m ENE-WSW) enclosed by an earthen bank of (Wth 3.1m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m, at W) whose external face may have been faced with stone. At N the bank merges with the natural slope of the ridge. It has been levelled at E. Within the internal area at E is a hut site (SL012-077002-) with a second hut site (SL012-077003-) adjoining its S side. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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