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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynahalisk

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842, 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps; entrance to SSW on 1935 OS 6-inch map. Previous survey (OPW, 01-12-1966) recorded circular area (diam. 'c. 52 paces') enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 6ft; ext. H 8ft) with external fosse (D 4ft); fosse infilled on W side; interior tilled. According to local information, levelled c. 1975. Roughly circular, slightly raised area (56m E-W; 49m N-S) survives. 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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