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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kyle

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

In pasture, on N-facing slope. Shown on 1842, 1903 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps as curve in field fence. Fence remains, curving NW->SE (diam. c. 50m); low undulations in field to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO067-013

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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