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Indicated — Ballinvinny South

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Indicated — Ballinvinny South
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In pasture, below crest of ridge, on W-facing slope. Circular area (25m N-S; 25.2m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m) NNE->SSE; scarp (H 1m) on downslope to W. Bank NNE->SSE incorporated into field fence system; external fosse (D 0.7m) continues, beyond enclosure, N and S along field fence. Interior planted witn trees, many now felled. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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