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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynatona

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on break in E-facing slope. Depicted as irregularly shaped field (c. 40m x c. 40m) on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. Site lies to rear of bungalow; area used as garden and farmyard. According to local tradition, fort once stood here. Broker (1937, 43) recorded 'fort 1/4 acre, fence partially levelled' on this farm. 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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