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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

In pasture, on break in N-facing slope. Partially overgrown, subcircular area enclosed by scarp (H 1.4m) NNW->S; earthen bank (H 1.2m) S->NNW, stone faced in parts. Gaps (Wth 3m) to NNE and NW. Rectangular raised area (19m NE-SW; 14m NW-SE) enclosed by low wall, in SE quadrant; burial ground (CO132-047002-) in NE quadrant. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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