Lisnamoe, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Cork

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What is recorded here

In pasture, at base of E-facing slope. Oval area (c. 80m N-S; 70m E-W) defined by low worn bank on E side; scarp (max. H 1.25m) elsewhere. Bank to NE and E formerly incorporated into field fence system (Hartnett 1939, 296). Interior under pasture; according to Hartnett (ibid.) 'fort has been tilled'. Surrounding field fences removed.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO083-116

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Maker not stated on source page, www.irelandhighlights.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.islands.com
Frabjousone, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Larry Cummins / EchoLive, www.echolive.ie
Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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