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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Glengarriff More

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Glengarriff More stands in pasture atop a ridge to NE of Leamlara school. A circular area 30.5m N-S and 30.2m NE-SW is enclosed by an earthen bank 1.2m high with an external fosse 1m deep, broken from SSE to S. The shape is exact, the setting open, and the gap in the bank still visible beside the school.
In pasture, atop ridge, to NE of Leamlara school. Circular area (30.5m N-S; 30.2m NE-SW) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.2m) with external fosse (D 1m). Break in bank SSE->S. 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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