What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Ballinaltig, County Cork: earthen ringfort, now levelled, last drawn as a scarped platform in 1842. Under the pasture it may still hold its shape, waiting for rain or memory to reveal the edge.

In pasture, on W-facing slope. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as scarped platform (c. 35m E-W; c. 30m N-S). Levelled; no visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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