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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Laharan (duhallow By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture, at base of Bailocke Mountain, on S side of farmyard. Circular area (diam. c. 28m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.9m; ext. H 1.1m); external fosse (D 1.6m) to S and W. Top half of inner face of N bank stone-faced. Drain cutting through N half of interior disturbs bank to NE and W. Fosse skirted by low field boundary to S; substantial earthen bank edging laneway SW to NNW; farmyard to N and NE. Interior heavily overgrown with trees and briars; souterrain (CO041-01202-) in W half. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 573) as double-ramparted fort, with half of outer circuit levelled. 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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