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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigcleena More

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigcleena More
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In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (38m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse. Break (Wth 2m) in inner bank (int. H 1.35m; ext. H 1.2m) to SE leading down into fosse; outer bank at this point rebuilt for short section. Intervening fosse (D 0.5m) partially overgrown and dry. Outer bank (H 1.2m) incorporated into field fence system to E and S; external stone facing noted to NE; narrower in section to S; break (Wth c. 2m) to NE with N side faced by large stone. Interior slopes gently down to SE. 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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