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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Creggolympry North

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In tillage, on level ground to W of farmyard of Woodfort House. Circular area (28m E-W; 27m N-S) enclosed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.6m) ESE->NNE. Break in bank NNE->NE; debris dumped on line of bank NE->ESE. Interior appears to be slightly below exterior ground level. Interior planted on 1842 and 1906 OS 6-inch maps; some trees still remain on bank. 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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