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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killaree

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on gentle NW-facing slope. Circular area (28m N-S; 27.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.55m) with external fosse (D 1.1m). Top portion of bank SSW->ENE removed by machinery and dumped in interior. Fosse deepened and waterlogged SE->NE. Entrance (Wth 4.1m) with remains of causeway to SSE. To NE, bank of enclosure appears to be straight sided; enclosure depicted as oval shaped on 1842, 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. 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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