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Enclosure in Barrees

Enclosure

Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

On a spur on a N-facing slope with extensive views to the Nand E. A roughly circular enclosure (diam. 9m) defined by a line of rough walling. A burnt mound (CO102-031008-) lies c. 30m to the SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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