What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort in County Cork, Ireland. Its shallow circular scar holds a house, a herded animal or a child's imaginary kingdom, depending on the hunger of the person standing beside it.

In rolling pasture land. Levelled bank survives as low rise (H 0.55m) enclosing circular area (diam. c. 34m). 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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