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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathranna

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular raised area (37m E-W; 36m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.1m). Bank overgrown with trees and briars. Entrance (wth 5.5m) to ESE formed by most southerly bank end curving inwards as if to overlap with most northerly bank end; some stone facing noted here. Bowman (1934, 186) describes fort on C. Daly's land as 'single-ramparted. Fosse 10ft wide. 2ft deep. Rampart varies from 4 to 6ft'. 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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