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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Caherkeegane

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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In pasture, on E-facing slope. Subcircular area (32m E-W; 25m N-S) enclosed by stone wall (H 1.5m) SSE->NNE; stone-faced scarp (H 1.6m) elsewhere. Stone hut built into wall on NW side; gap to WNW. Interior artificially raised on E side against downhill slope; possible souterrain (8974) in S half; two low stones (H c. 0.4m) to ENE of souterrain. 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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