Rath Dubh, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Cork

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What is recorded here

In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Depicted as circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps; inner bank (diam. c. 20m) depicted only on 1904 OS 6-inch map. Recorded in 1965 as circular area (46ft N-S; 46ft E-W) defined by two earthen banks (inner bank: int. H 6ft; outer bank: ext. H 3ft) with intervening fosse (OPW). According to local information, levelled c. 1973. Roughly circular area (27m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by low rise (max. H 0.75m) survives; slight rise c. 5m beyond first may be remains of outer bank. Clearly visible as crop mark in aerial photograph (AP. Dr D.D.C. Pochin Mould).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO051-134002

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