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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinard (cloneen Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, near top of E-facing slope. Excellent views all round. Oval area (dims. 30m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 7.25m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5m) obscured by furze. External fosse (basal Wth 1.75m; total Wth 6.6m; D 0.05m) visible in places where there is no furze cover. Deep fosse SW-NW possibly re-cut as drain and choked by furze. Interior under pasture and slopes down gently to E with prevalent slope. According to Cahill (1982) this monument was levelled in 1973/4. Ringfort cuts enclosure (TS070-024001-) to S. Enclosures (TS070-131----) located 150m to NW and (TS070-026----) located 220m to S respectively. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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