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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mountbridget

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on NE-facing slope, near top of hill. Circular area (24.3m E-W; 23.8m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 0.65m) SW->NW with shallow external fosse (max. D 0.45m); scarp (H 0.85m) NW->SW. Stone facing on outer face of bank similar to surrounding field fences. Interior raised on NE side to compensate for hill slope. Site of large levelled circular enclosure (CO016-122---) called 'Lissanourd' lies c. 200m to SE. 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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