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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Seehanes

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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No. of entry: 022002 County: Cork Townland: Seehanes NGR: CO119-022 Site type: Ringfort - rath Status: Described Site classification: Domestic and defence structures Period: Unknown Ownership: Private Occupation: Unknown Date last visited: Unknown Date of entry: 23/08/1990 Date last amended: 14/01/2009 Details: In pasture, on crest of gravel ridge. Marked as circular enclosure (diam. c. 22m) on OS 6-inch map (1944). Levelled; quarrying from W has destroyed most of site. Man-made underground passage (CO119-022002-) visible in quarry face. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload
In pasture, on crest of gravel ridge. Marked as circular enclosure (diam. c. 22m) on OS 6-inch map (1944). Levelled; quarrying from W has destroyed most of site. Man-made underground passage (CO119-022002-) visible in quarry face. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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