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Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballymackesy

Fairy fort / ringfort
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Marked as a subcircular embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 50m N-S; c. 40m E-W) with an E-W building in the centre on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6 inch map, and situated on a shelf with the N-S River Boro c. 100m to the E. It is now occupied by farm buildings. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 2 July 2012

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