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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Gort Uí Raithile

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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In level pasture. Circular area (34m N-S; 36m E-W) enclosed by substantial stone wall (H 2.1m; T 3m) SE->NNE; collapsed elsewhere. Wall rebuilt in places; batter on external face. Fallen stones against inner and outer face of wall to height of 0.6m. Ledge (Wth 0.4m) c. 0.5m above ground level on internal face of wall. Interior boggy to E; possible souterrain CO069-004002-) in NE quadrant. 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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