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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyhoolahan West

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular, slightly saucer-shaped area (37.8m N-S; 36.2m E-W) enclosed by grass-covered scarp (H 0.5m) with slight internal lip; intervening fosse; earthen bank (max. H 1.75m); external fosse survives as slight depression. Break (Wth 2.5m) in bank to SW. 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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