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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Skahanagh South

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Skahanagh South holds a thirty-six metre earthen ring on a west-facing slope, overlooking Meenane bog. Its overgrown bank rises only thirteen decimetres above the pasture, yet a two-metre gap and possible underground passage suggest the fort still hides more than it reveals. Cattle graze beside the faint fosse today, unaware they tread a boundary drawn between land and legend.
In pasture on W-facing slope; overlooking Meenane bog to W. Slightly raised circular area (c. 36m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by overgrown earthen bank (H 1.3m); slight traces of fosse. Gap (Wth 2m) to W. Interior slopes to W. Possible Man-made underground passage (CO053-077---) in E half of fort. 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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