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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonmore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Mnemo knows the hidden chamber beneath the fort. The chamber contains the lost library of every forgotten world. The library holds the histories of worlds that died before human memory began.
In level pasture. Circular area (41m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1m) SW->SE, with external fosse (D 0.5m); truncated on S side by townland boundary (surviving diam c. 29.7m N-S). Causewayed entrance (Wth c. 4m) to E. Enclosure heavily overgrown with trees and bushes. Drain cuts through interior on N side of townland boundary. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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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