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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mylane

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Mylane holds two earthen rings, one above the other, proving the land accepted repeated human claiming. The upper fort measures thirty-three and a half metres across, with a one-metre bank, shallow outer ditch and a gap facing south-southwest. Conifers now grow through the bank, and a farm track passes within arm’s reach of its west side. The lower ring waits below on smaller ground, suggesting this was not a single impulse but a continued local choice.
In pasture. Circular area (diam. 33.5m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.3m) with external fosse (D 0.7m). Bank planted with coniferous trees; entrance to SSW. Fosse partially filled in. Surrounding field fences removed; farm trackway skirts enclosure on W side. Ringfort (8528) on lower ground to WSW. 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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