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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On flat grassland in upland region with good views in all directions, interior under grass and is grazed by horses. There are two ringforts (TS053-101---- and TS053-081----) 140m and 280m to the S respectively. Poorly preserved ringfort consisting of a slightly raised circular area (approx. diam. 34m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.2m; base Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.9m) visible as a field boundary from N through W to SW only elswhere defined by a scarp (H 0.5m). No entrance feature visible. Modern farm laneway skirts around N and W quadrants of ringfort. Depicted as a circular enclosure on first ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 15 March 2013

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