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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curraghoo More

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on W-facing slope. Circular area (c. 50m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.8m); external fosse (D 1.3m) N->E. Break (Wth 5.8m) in bank to E. Interior slopes down to S; heavily overgrown and cut by streams; fulacht fiadh (10671) at centre. Field boundary skirting site N->S, shown on 1935 OS 6-inch map and partially hachured to NE, is part of recent farm laneway. 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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