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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Castlequarter

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In tillage, atop hill. Circular area (42m N-S; 41.2m E-W) defined by two earthen banks with intervening fosse; external fosse to N. Inner bank (int. H 0.7m) and outer bank (H 0.6m) heavily overgrown. Gap in inner bank to ENE; entrance to ESE with causeway. Low rise inside bank levels off to give saucer-shaped interior. 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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