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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolowen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Magic and life entangle in the fortress chamber. The familiar platform and chamber are not dead, but waiting for the partner who completes the visible form. This is why the chamber must exist, and why the woman is not optional.
In pasture, on SSW-facing slope. Circular area (39m E-W; 38m NNE-SSW) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.8m). Bank stone faced externally on N side where once incorported into field fence system. Interior level; heavily overgrown. Surrounding field fences removed. 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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