Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gort Na Cille

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What is recorded here

KE106-080---- is located in rough pasture, on the S side of a ridge, overlooking Kenmare Bay to S. It is noted in the OSRNB as a 'small enclosure used for the burial of unbaptized infants', and survives as KE106-080004-, a rectangular area which measures 20.5m NW-SE x 27.5m NE-SW. It is generally enclosed by modern walls, except at E and S, where it is defined by large slabs set on edge and outcrops of rock, respectively. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1016.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE106-080004

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