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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Indicated is a forty-metre earthen ringfort overlooking the Owennagearagh River in County Cork. Its southern half contains a man-made underground passage, while a laneway cuts through the eastern interior. The structure remains visible in pasture despite partial damage.
In pasture, on N side of and overlooking Owennagearagh River. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 40m) defined by earthen bank (H 1.4m). Interior truncated on E side by laneway; Man-made underground passage (CO061-168002-) in S half. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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