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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Newtown (fermoy By., Ballyhay Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope, on NE side of stream which flows northwards to join Awbeg River. Circular area (43.7m NNW-SSE; 40.2m WSW-ENE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.4m; ext. H 2.1m) N->WNW; truncated by field boundary WNW->N. External fosse (D 1.65m) survives NNE->ESE; inaccessible due to overgrowth and dumped branches. Entrance (Wth 8m) to SSE. Interior grass-covered; raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. 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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