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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carragraigue

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In tillage, on S-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842, 1904 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps; fosse hachured SW->N on 1904 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Circular enclosure visible in aerial photograph, incorporated into field boundary system to E and S (GSIAP, W392; July 1975). Levelled; no visible surface trace of site or adjoining field boundaries. Erroneously included in Mid-Cork Inventory, see inventory no. 8123. 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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