Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Dromcorragh, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In pasture, atop hill. Circular area, hachured as platform (diam. c. 40m) on OS 6-inch map (1842); now enclosed by earthen bank (H 1m) SE->NNE, incorporated into field fence system S->NNE. Burial ground (CO132-080----) in interior.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO132-042

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Burial ground in DromcorraghBurial ground · 1 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

Explorer Tom Burial ground in Dromcorragh is hidden right inside a ringfort, heavily overgrown and hard to spot. Local tradition says it was for kids, but there are no markers left. Just a messy tangle of plants where the little ones used to rest.

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Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dromcorragh is officially 'no visible surface trace,' which means it's playing a very convincing game of hide-and-seek with the surveyors. The only clue is a field fence that kinks slightly, probably because it remembers being part of the original arc!

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