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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymorisheen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps; limekiln incorporated into S bank on 1842 OS 6-inch map. According to landowner, levelled c. 1940s; large mound of earth dumped in area of W bank; no visible surface trace of site. 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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