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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyerra

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture on SSW-facing slope, overlooking Owenacurra river c. 130m to SW.Circular area (36m N-S; 36m E-W) enclosed by overgrown stone dump-construction bank (H 1.6m); fosse (max. D 1.2m) N->SSE. Gap in bank,with probable causeway, S->SSW. Interior slopes gently to SW; overgrown with ferns. 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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