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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rath (imokilly By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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In scrub land, atop hill, commanding extensive view all around and enclosed by hilltop enclosure (CO067-00101-). Circular area (36m N-S; 35.9m E-W) enclosed by earth and stone bank (int. H 1.4m); external fosse (D 0.5m); counterscarp bank (max. H 1.3m), composed mainly of stone. Gap in bank to NW; entrance to E with causeway. Interior level; Man-made underground passage (CO067-00103-) in S half. 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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