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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lackanastooka

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on W-facing slope, overlooking River Blackwater. Circular area (42m E-W; 40m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1m); shallow external fosse. Entrance (Wth 3.8m) to SE. Low, oval mound in interior (16m N-S; 12m E-W; H 0.4m). 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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