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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cúil An Bhuacaigh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m). On S-facing slope, to S of farmyard and bisected by N-S lane. Enclosing bank levelled and replaced by stone fence. Interior used as garden. Perforated stone (0.6m x 0.4m) on fence to SW. 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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