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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyvorisheen (orrery and Kilmore By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 33m) enclosed by low, grass-covered earthen bank; external fosse survives to S as shallow depression. Break (Wth 8m) in bank to N. Interior saucer shaped. Circular enclosure visible as cropmark of bank and external fosse in aerial photograph (CASAP). Ringfort (CO016-13402-) in adjoining field c. 45m to E. 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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