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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in An Ráth Thoir

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, at break in NE-facing slope. Circular area (33m E-W; 31m N-S) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.1m) E->NW with external fosse (D 0.3m); scarp (H 2.6m) elsewhere. Breaks in bank to SSW (Wth 2m) and SW. Interior raised on NE side to compensate for hillslope; crossed by remains of cultivation ridges on NE-SW axis. 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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