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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyfadeen More

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (33m E-W; 32m N-S) defined by earthen bank (H 1.6m) NE->NNW; scarp (H 1.1m) elsewhere. Shallow external fosse (D 0.2m) survives to N, NE and S. Interior once planted with coniferous trees, only a few remain. 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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