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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigavoe

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigavoe is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrigavoe, County Waterford, Ireland. It is on a north-facing slope where a local tradition names a lios. The 1999 inventory identified a corner scrub area, about 30 metres east-west and 20 metres north-south, as the site.
On a N-facing slope. There is a local tradition of a lios here. An area of scrub (dims. c. 30m E-W; c. 20m N-S) in the corner of a field represents the site. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

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