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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rossacon

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, immediately to SW of farm house and yard. According to local information, faint outline of fort visible in field. No visible surface trace of site noted, due to long grass. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 184) as levelled single-ramparted fort (diam. c. 26.5m) in T Scully's land, approximately 0.6m higher than surrounding 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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