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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Newpark (ballysheehan Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In grassland on an E-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views from N through E to S, higher ground to W. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (diam. 27m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.7m; base Wth 4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1-2m) and outer fosse (base Wth 2-4m; top Wth 7m; ext. D 0.6m) visible from S through W to NW only. Ringfort (TS053-071001-) located 100m to SW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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