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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tinnascart

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on W-facing slope. Depicted as hachured oval enclosure (c. 30m x c. 20m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 20m) on 1937 OS 6-inch map. According to local information, before site levelled in late 1950s, low rise enclosing a circular area survived; field called the fort field. Bushes growing on area of site; at S low rise forms arc. 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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