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Enclosure in Cousane

Enclosure

Why this matters

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

What is recorded here

In pasture on W-facing slope to S of Owngar River. Circular area (12m N-S; 11.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.7m). Interior planted with conifers. Local tradition of famine burials here. Circular enclosure (CO092-05201-) in same field to W. 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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