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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killarush

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on level ground, above N-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular area (diam. c. 20m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 210) as fort in P.J. O'Callaghan's; 'has been levelled long since'. 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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