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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Toorboney

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort and stone ringfort in Toorboney, County Cork, Ireland. In pasture, on lower NE slopes of Caherbarnagh, a raised circular area measures 25.8 metres north-south and 25.1 metres east-west. A partially collapsed stone wall still stands, reaching 1.6 metres in internal height. The shape is a ring, not a vague heap, and the wall still marks the edge of the place.
In pasture, on lower NE slopes of Caherbarnagh. Raised circular area (25.8m N-S; 25.1m E-W) enclosed by partially collapsed stone wall (max. int. H 1.6m). 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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