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Embanked enclosure in Rodeen

Fairy fort / ringfort

What is recorded here

Marked as an oval embanked enclosure (ext. dims. c. 40m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and described by Power (1952, 84) as a ‘cill’. Situated in pasture on a S-facing slope, it is not visible at ground level. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA038-033001

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  • Ardmore Open Farm and Mini Zoo / Golden Pages; photographer not stated, Golden Pages verified business listing
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • St Declan's Ardmore GAA official website; individual aerial photographer not stated, www.ardmoregaa.ie
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Slamforeman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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