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Lisnabulloga — Knockataggle Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Lisnabulloga — Knockataggle Beg
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Why this matters

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

What is recorded here

In pasture, on a SW-facing slope, to the S of a road. A circular area (31m E-W; 28m N-S) defined by two earthen bank and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.05m) is stone faced internally. The intervening fosse (Wth 2.5m) is covered with overgrowth along the W arc. The outer bank (Wth 4.1m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.6m) has been incorporated into the field boundary system along the S arc. The interior slopes down to the W and coniferous trees and ferns grow in it. A raised area (H 0.6-0.8m; L c. 6m) extends from the break in the inner bank at WSW to a stony area (L c. 9m N-S), covered with overgrowth, in the SW quadrant. There is a causeway entrance (Wth 1.4m) through the inner and outer banks at E. The bank terminals at the entrance appear to be stone faced. Numerous gaps occur in both banks. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
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