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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carker

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In tillage, on E-facing slope, W of River Ogeen. Circular area (40m N-S; 39m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (max. int. H 1.7m); external fosse (D 0.8m). Entrance (Wth 5m) to ESE. Bank heavily overgrown S->NNW. Interior once planted with coniferous trees, stumps remain; raised on E 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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