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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnagross (duhallow By., Ballyclogh Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on gentle NW-facing slope. Roughly circular area (internal diam. 36m N-S) enclosed by overgrown, earthen bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.75m). Interior raised and mainly clear of overgrowth; E side truncated by trackway. Break (Wth 2.8m) in bank to W. 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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