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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynacourty

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a SSE-facing slope in foothills of Slievenamuck mountain, in gently undulating terrain under lush meadow. A ringfort which is conjoined with a slightly smaller ringfort (TS073-008001-) to the SSE. A circular ringfort (diam. 32.7m NE-SW; 32.6m NW-SE) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.9m; int. H 0.94m; ext. H 1m) and fosse (Wth 2.6m) which is very subtle in NE quadrant. (Wth c. 2m; D 0.1m). The remains of an earthen field bank run N-S to the E of the monument. It is a fairly clean ringfort with some brambles in the interior and around the edge of the bank. The fosse between the two ringforts is heavily overgrown. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 17 June 2014

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