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Indicated — Coolbane (orrery and Kilmore By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Coolbane (orrery and Kilmore By.)
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In pasture, on break in E-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; indicated as oval enclosure (c. 40m x c. 30m) on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps; interior shown as planted with trees on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Arc formed by earthen bank (int. H 2m; ext. H 1.1m) stone faced externally, survives W->N; external fosse (D 1.1m) to NNW, modified to act as drain. Farm buildings have destroyed remainder of bank. Interior destroyed by slurry pit; souterrain (CO015-07502-) found during excavation. 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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