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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Killaclug

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (31.5m N-S; 32.5m E-W) enclosed by collapsed stone wall (H 0.7m), topped by later wall NW->NE; gap (Wth c. 9m) to W. Standing stone (CO070-028002-) at outer edge of gap. Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. Low straight line of stones (H c. 0.2m) in NE quadrant runs NW-SE inside inner face of wall. 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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