Ballyallaban Ringfort, Ballyvaughan, County Clare
Trek Ireland with Tony Kirby in the Burren, County Clare
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Ballyallaban ringfort consists of a raised circular earthen enclosure upon which a wooden palisade may have been erected to protect those living inside. Ringforts are the second most common archaeological field monument in Ireland, with approximately 60,000 examples existence. They were built by the farming community during the Early Christian Period between 500-1100 AD. They varied in size between 25 and 50 meters in diameter and the people were usually housed in wooden or stone huts within the enclosed farmstead.
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