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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lyre (condons and Clongibbon By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (32m E-W; 30m N-S) defined by low earthen bank (int. H 0.38m; ext. H 0.32m) except on N side. E half of interior bisected by roadway on N-S axis. At W side of roadway, rectangular area (20m N-S; 11m E-W), abutting circular enclosure to its N, defined by low bank. Locally known as 'the lios'. 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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