Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyryan West

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
View what I want to do
No photo yet

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

In level pasture. Circular raised area (diam. 23m) defined by an internal low broad earthen bank (overall Wth 6.3m; Wth at top 2.1m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1m) with an external wide flat-bottomed fosse (overall Wth 4.8m; Wth at base 3m; D 0.3m). The fosse is best preserved W-E being very low and difficult to discern SW-W and E-SE. The fosse is not visible SE-SW where a modern E-W orientated field bank skirts the external base of the bank SSE-SSW. A break (Wth 4m) in the internal bank at SE marks the position of the original entrance. The interior is level and clear of overgrowth. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.