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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mullenroe

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on SSE-facing slope. Circular area (34m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by earthen bank (H 1.7m); external fosse (D 0.3m) WNW->ENE. Immediately inside and concentric with bank is dump of stone material (Wth 1.5m). Entrance (Wth 3.4m) to SE. Interior raised on SSE side to compensate for hillslope; souterrain (8922) at centre. 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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