Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynatona, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In pasture, on break in NE-facing slope. Depicted as roughly circular field, with limekiln built into E side, on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by low rise (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m). Locally known as fort. Possible Man-made underground passage (CO048-008002-) in interior. According to Broker(1937, 43) 'fort 1/4 acre, levelled completely about 1921'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO048-008001

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