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Lisheen

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
Lisheen
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In pasture, on N-facing slope, broken by rock outcrop. Circular area (21m N-S; 20m E-W) enclosed by dump construction stone bank (H 1.3m). Bank topped to N, E and W by stone field fence. Interior raised on N side to compensate for hillslope; crossed on N-S axis by cultivation ridges. 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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