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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dromina

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Depicted as hachured oval enclosure (c. 30m E-W; c. 22m N-S) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; only N half remains on 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Arc (30m E-W) formed by low rise survives W->SE. According to local information, 3/4 of circle levelled c. 1966. 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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