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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilclare Upper

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On edge of forestry, on N-facing slope. Circular area (27.3m N-S; 27.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.6m), except to N where enclosed by scarp with slight internal lip (H 0.2m). External fosse (D 1.2m) NNE->NW; heavily overgrown. Interior raised on N side to compensate for hillslope; possible souterrain (CO045-128---) in N half. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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