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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockacarracoosh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, atop hill. Circular area (35m E-W; 34m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2m); external fosse (D 1.4m). Entrance (Wth 2m) to SE; gap in bank to WNW (Wth 2.8m) and N (Wth 1m). Fosse survives best S->NW; shallow elsewhere. Bank and fosse planted with coniferous trees. Remains of cultivation ridges cross interior on N-S axis. 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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