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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballincar

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In undulating pasture, on NW edge of a housing estate. Depicted as a circular enclosure on all editions of the OS 6-inch map. On the 1940 edition it is named 'Tumulus'. Inspected in 2004, this rath comprises a raised oval area (30.7m N-S; 24.4m E-W) defined on all sides by a steep scarp (max. H at E 4.7m) and an external fosse (Wth 3.4m; ext. D 0.83m), with causewayed entrance (Wth 3.7m) at N. Within the interior is a possible house site (SL014-006003-). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 07 June 2012

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