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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mourneabbey

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on SSE-facing slope. Oval area (55.3m E-W; 46.8m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.2m) SSE->NE; low rise elsewhere; shallow external fosse N->NE. Possible second bank survives to S and W; stone-faced and incorporated into field fence system. Gap in bank to NW. Interior level; according to local information, ploughed in the past. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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