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Indicated — Bettyville (duhallow By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Bettyville (duhallow By.)
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In pasture, near base of N-facing slope, on demesne of Betty Ville country house. Roughly circular area (43.5m E-W; 40.5m N-S) enclosed by low, insubstantial, earthen bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.75m). Numerous gaps in bank, largest to S (Wth 3m). Interior raised on N side to compensate for hillslope. May be fort described by Bowman (1934, 43-44) as single-ramparted (diam. 32yd; bank H c. 4ft) on W. Carver's land. 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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