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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Glenfield South

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In tillage field, to E of Glenfield House, overlooking Awbeg River to E. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 45m) on 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Mature crop in field on date of visit; according to local information, levelled c. 1974. Possibly single-ramparted fort (diam. 41yd) recorded by Bowman (1934, 624-5) on Mrs Sharpe's land; bank 5 to 8ft H and fosse 3ft D. 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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