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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockbarry (orrery and Kilmore By., Liscarroll Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on W-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map, with limekiln in NE bank; hachured as circular raised area (diam. c. 30m) with outer bank to N, E and SW on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Site inaccessible due to white and blackthorn overgrowth except limited area to NW; two enclosing earthen banks visible (inner bank: int. H 0.6m, ext. H 1.6m; outer bank: H 0.5m), with intervening fosse (D 0.4m). 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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