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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballygrace

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on N-facing slope, with land falling away steeply on W side down to stream. Circular area (35.9m N-S; 34.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.05m); external fosse (max. D 0.9m) NE->E and SE->SW. Break in bank to SE (Wth 2.8m) and NNW (Wth 3.25m). Interior slopes down to N; raised on NW 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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