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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Freemount

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on W-facing slope. Circular area (diam c. 25m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.8m) NW->SSW; scarp elsewhere; external fosse (D 0.7m). Gap (Wth 1.1m) in bank to E. Interior heavily overgrown; possible souterrain (CO015-01504-) in NE quadrant. Linear fosse-like feature (L c. 25m; Wth 10-12m; D 1.5m) c. 2m beyond enclosure to S, may be due to quarrying; heavily overgrown. Ringfort (CO015-01501-) lies c. 20m to NNW in same field. 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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