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Indicated — Ballytarsna (hackett)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In flat grassland with good views in all directions. Nearby conjoined ringforts (TS053-021----/TS053-021001-) visible 130m to SW. Overgrown monument consisting of a raised circular area (int. diam.approx. 27m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (base Wth 2.5m; top Wth 1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.9m) which is intersected at W and N by a 19th-century field boundary as depicted on OS 6-inch map. No evidence of an outer fosse. Interior covered in thorn bushes making detailed exmination impossible. Small old quarry (dims. 7m N-S x 5m E-W x 1m D) in N quadrant of interior. Ringfort is contained within a small field as depicted on 1953-4 ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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