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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clonfadda

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In tillage, on level ground above S-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (42.9m N-S; 39.9m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m); external fosse (D 1m) NE->SSW. Bank low internally (H 0.1m) NE->S; break (Wth 4m) to NE. Fosse enclosed by stone field boundary NW->N; stones collected from ploughed field dumped at base. Souterrain (CO070-044002-) in interior. 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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