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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Altamira

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on gentle SE-facing slope. Circular area (45.8m E-W; 43.1m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.4m), worn in parts, with external fosse (D 0.8m) except to NW where skirted by roadway. Waterlogging in fosse to SE. Numerous gaps in bank; possible entrance (Wth 3.65m) to S. Interior features formed by low rises form no definite pattern. 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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