Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Deelis (KE070-048----)

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Internal diam. 25.3m N-S This poorly preserved rath is located in gently sloping pasture S of Knocknadobar mountain and affords a clear view over the Ferta river estuary to SW. The circular interior, which is level and featureless, is defined by a barely perceptible bank which rises to a maximum height of .5m at S. A narrow trackway overlies the E sector of the site. Cork University Press (1996), no. 499.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE070-048

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