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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garranes (barrymore By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on N-facing slope. Arc (C 28.7m) formed by fosse (D 1.2m) WSW->NE, with inner bank (int. H 0.4m) surviving to NNW for short section. Dumped material replaces bank W->NW. Field boundary curves to respect arc to W and N. 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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