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Indicated — Baile Mhic Íre

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Baile Mhic Íre
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In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Hachured as circular enclosure (diam. c. 38m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; E side truncated by farm buildings on 1940 OS 6-inch map. Earth and stone bank (H 1.4m), planted with coniferous trees, survives S->W. Interior built on, due to expansion of farmyard. 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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