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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Banteer

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on SE side of Knockaun with land falling away from site to E and S. Circular area (37.5m N-S; 36.5m E-W) enclosed by earth and stone bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.75m) NW->SSE; elsewhere bank modified and incorporated into field fence system with stone walling added in parts and shallow internal fosse at base. Break in bank to N (Wth 2m) and NNW (Wth 0.7m). Interior surface uneven; slopes down to S. 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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