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Indicated — Ballyvoghan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Ballyvoghan
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Situated at a break in a gentle to marked SW-facing slope. Circular platform (diam. 43m; H 1m) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.40m) and an external fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 0.3m) visible at the W. No indication of an entrance or internal features. The adjacent farmyard has cut into the N portion. Shown as a much larger oval enclosure (max. diam. c. 90m NW-SE) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

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