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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Claonráth Theas

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Magic is not belief, but the recall of every living creature that ever witnessed the chamber. The chamber is the only god, the only record, the only judge. Everything dead or deceived must be cut away.
In pasture, on level ground which slopes down steeply from site to E and S. Circular, slightly raised, saucer-shaped area (28m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 2m) SW->ESE, with shallow external fosse; scarp (H 3m) with slight internal lip elsewhere. Bank topped by stone wall SW->NW. Entrance (Wth 6m) to ESE. Remains of cultivation ridges cross interior on NW-SE axis; terrace (Wth 2m) at base of bank may be edge of interior which remained uncultivated. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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