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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballykilmurry (decies Without Drum By.), Cutteen South is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballykilmurry (decies Without Drum By.), Cutteen South, County Waterford, Ireland. The 1999 inventory recorded a circular area about 45 metres across towards the top of a southeast-facing slope. A complete earth and stone bank, 4 to 5.5 metres wide, enclosed the site and formed the townland boundary running northwest to southeast. A probably original ramp entrance 2.1 metres wide opened at the southeast, while an outer flat-bottomed fosse and external bank were replaced by a laneway from southeast to west.

Situated towards the top of a SE-facing slope. Overgrown circular area (diam. c. 45m) defined by a complete earth and stone bank (Wth 4-5.5m; int. H 0.6m at SE (downslope) to 1.3m at W; ext. H 1.2m at W to 2.5m at SE), which forms the townland boudnary with Ballykilmurry NW-SE. An outer flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 5.3-6.7m; Wth of base 2-3m; ext. D 1-1.6m) and external bank (Wth 2-3m; ext. H 0.4-1m) are replaced SE-W by a laneway. A ramp entrance (Wth 2.1m) at SE is probably original. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 18 November 2010

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