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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garraun North

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on E-facing slope. Circular area (59.3m N-S; 56.4m E-W) defined by earthen bank (max. int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.6m) with external fosse (D 1.2m). Outer bank depicted on 1904 OS 6-inch map visible to NE and SW->W (H 1m); naccessible due to heavy overgrowth elsewhere. Break in bank (Wth 8.4m) to ENE used by farm machinery to gain access to interior. Interior saucer-shaped; SW quadrant used to store silage. Modern drains outside outer bank to NE and W. 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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