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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynaboul

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Circular area (26.5m NW-SE; 25.5m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.5m) ENE->NW; scarp with slight internal lip NW->ENE; external fosse (D 0.8m) SE->W. Bank incorporated into field fence system to N. Gap (Wth 1.35m) worn through bank to SSW. Interior raised on N 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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