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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigoon More

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In tillage, on N-facing slope. Cropmark, visible in aerial photograph (GSIAP, W413, July 1975) shows bank and fosse of circular enclosure of ringfort dimensions. Arc of field fence, shown on 1842, 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps, respects enclosure W->N; fence upstanding in aerial photograph. Field fence now levelled and partly noted as soil mark; no visible surface trace of remainder of enclosure. 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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