Lisnaferney, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Cork

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What is recorded here

In pasture, on gentle NE-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 28m) on 1937 OS 6-inch map, with external fosse to E and outer bank WSW->N; outer bank maybe incorporated into field boundary system to SE and S. Levelled; raised interior survives as slight rise. Concentric earthen bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.2m) remains E -> SW; low rise to NE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO006-091

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