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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolnahane

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture, c. 30m to N of River Blackwater. Circular area (30.5m E-W; 28.5m N-S) defined by low rise. Bowman (1934, 66) records single-ramparted fort (diam. c. 40yd) on J. Fitzgerald's land; enclosing bank c. 4ft H. Limekiln depicted on S bank on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Soilmark of bank visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP, W407). 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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