Parkalassa, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Cork

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What is recorded here

In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Circular area (32m N-S; 32.3m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.85m); silted-up external fosse. Entrance to E (Wth 5.5m). Interior raised on SW side to compensate for hillslope.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO095-054

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