Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Derryvahalla, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (22.9m N-S; 24.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.3m), stone faced in parts; with evidence for silted-up fosse. Gap (Wth 0.65m) to NNW. Cultivation ridges in NE quadrant.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO131-010

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