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Cahernambrock

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on N-facing slope overlooking Finnow River valley. Circular area (26m N-S; 24.6m E-W) defined by earth and stone bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.35m) NE->WSW; scarp (H 1.1m) elsewhere. Interior raised on N side to compensate for hillslope; crossed by remains of cultivation ridges on N-S axis.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO070-021

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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