What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Loumanagh South, County Cork, Ireland: In level pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; circular area (30m N-S) defined by low rise S->N, barely traceable in parts; scarp (H 0.35m) N->S. Enclosure bisected by low earthen field boundary topped by bushes, with line of coniferous trees on E side.
In level pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; circular area (30m N-S) defined by low rise S->N, barely traceable in parts; scarp (H 0.35m) N->S. Enclosure bisected by low earthen field boundary topped by bushes, with line of coniferous trees on E side.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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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