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Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballyvade

Fairy fort / ringfort
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Situated on a gentle SW facing slope in grassland with good views from SW-W-NW. Enclosure (WM011-017---) 180m to SSE. A circular shaped area (approx. diam. 28m N-S) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank and wide external fosse with an entrance gap (Wth 1.6m) at SE. The bank is best preserved from N-E-ESE, and is levelled elsewhere. The fosse is visible from S-W. A field fence running NE-SW intersects the site at SE. The interior slopes from NE-SW. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 14 June 2017

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