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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Glencollins Upper

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on N-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842, 1904 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; roughly circular area (40m N-S; c. 37m E-W) of bare grass indicates site; dark soil and burnt stones noted in SE quadrant. Surrounding field fences removed. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 644) as fort 'in T. Buckley's, single-ramparted, c. 5 feet high. Oval-shaped, 25 yards by 18. Interior c. 3 feet higher than outside field level.' 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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