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Rathdermot

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Rathdermot
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In tillage, atop E-W ridge. Circular area (38.6m E-W; 38.1m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.45m) E->NE; second bank (H 1.75m) separated from inner bank by intervening fosse. Inner bank disturbed NE->E. Entrance (Wth 1.9m) to SW, with causeway; gap through outer bank (Wth 3.8m) blocked by stone wall. Interior saucer-shaped; Man-made underground passage (CO086-037002-) in N half. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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