What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Mitchellsfort, County Cork, Ireland. A circular earthen ring, about thirty-four metres across, with a low bank and shallow ditch. The entrance faces south-southeast. It sits in pasture on level ground, quiet and old.

In pasture, on level ground. Circular area (34m N-S; 35m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.15m); shallow fosse to SE. Bank low to E where abutted externally by field fence; entrance (Wth 4m) to SSE, sloping to exterior. 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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