Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathcoola East

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What is recorded here

In pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; N half survives incorporated into field fence system on 1904 and 1939 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; no visible surface trace. According to Hartnett (1939, 207) 'semi-circular fence forms the northern boundary, and the track of the old rampart can be traced to the south....is known as a "lios". Diameter - 120 feet.' The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO050-033

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