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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinkeeny or Mosstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a gentle rise, in pasture, with wide views of the surrounding landscape. Immediately W of ringfort (WM024-109----) is a large, roughly circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 55m) enclosed by a low bank with a house site (WM024-109003-) located in the centre. A second possible house site (WM024-109004-) adjoins the ringfort bank at WSW. There is another rectangular-shaped structure, possibly a house site (WM024-109005-) immediately outside the ringfort bank at E. Old field fences encroach on the site at S, W and N. Site levelled as modern quarry now located in area where ringfort was located. See attached plan and profile of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 21 August 2019

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