Lisnaskirtaun, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Cork

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What is recorded here

In pasture, atop drumlin, overlooking standing stone (CO141-080----) and ringfort (CO141-030----) to N. Circular raised area (23m N-S; 25.2m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 3.2m); external fosse (D 0.8m) SSE->ESE. Low bank ESE->SSW; entrance to E (Wth 2.2m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO141-081001

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Christopher Hilton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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