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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyvoddy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture. Circular area (27m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1m) SSE->NW; scarp (H 0.7m) elsewhere; external fosse survives SSE->N as slight depression. Break in scarp to SE and in bank to SSW (Wth 3m). Interior appears to be slightly raised above level of surrounding field. 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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