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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Ballynamona

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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Situated on level summit of broad N-S orientated ridge with the steep natural E-facing slope of the ridge immediately to the E of the site. Raised circular area (diam. 19m) enclosed by a bank of rubble limestone (Wth 7.9m; int. H 0.4m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The external face of the bank has been rebuilt SSE-SSW as part of an E-W orientated drystone field wall. A break (Wth 2m) in the bank and a slight ramp at SSW marks the position of the original entrance. The remains a possible souterrain (SL015-066001-) are located on the NE side of the interior, 2m within the internal base of the bank. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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