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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigonirtane

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rough grazing, broken by rock outcrop, atop natural rise. Roughly circular area (25m E-W; 23m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.4m); external fosse (max. D 0.8m) survives NNE->SSE. Bank stone-faced internally in parts; entrance (Wth 2m) to SSE with causeway across fosse; gap to NNE. Rock outcrop bisects interior from E->W. Stone Row (6509) short distance to SE. 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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