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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curraghgorm

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rough grazing land, on E side of stream valley. Roughly circular area (19m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.1m) with external fosse (D 0.9m). North side of fosse incorporated into field drainage system. Interior level and heavily overgrown; raised on W side to compensate for hillslope. Fulacht fiadh (CO010-037---) in same field, c. 40m to NNW. 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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