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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynona North

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, atop E-W ridge, overlooking stream valley to S. Heavily overgrown, subcircular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.8m) N->SE; edge SE->SW cut back exposing core; external fosse (D 1.4m) SW->N; counterscarp bank (max. H 0.6m) SW->NNW. 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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