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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curragh (duhallow By., Kilbrin Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on 1842, 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; circular area (28m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by two low earthen banks (int. H inner bank 0.42m) with shallow intervening fosse and external fosse; outer bank (int. H 1.6m) incorporated into field boundary system W->NNW, with external fosse (D 0.7m). Enclosing features also visible as differential growth patterns. Interior slopes down to E. Bowman (1934,402) records double-ramparted fort in D. Nugent's; inner and outer ramparts survived, 2ft to 6ft and 5ft high respectively; external fosse, 9ft wide at field level, was practically filled in; diameter of inner circuit was 37yd. 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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