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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in An Leac Mhór

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on level patch of ground, above N-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (22m E-W; 20m N-S), enclosed by scarp (H 0.4m) with slight internal lip SSW->NE; stone-built field boundary elsewhere. Interior saucer-shaped. Standing stone (CO069-044002-) in adjoining field to S. 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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