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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ummera (muskerry East By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture. Arc of hachures SE->SW depict bank on 1938 OS 6-inch map, broken line SW->SE completes circle enclosing oval area. Circular, slightly raised area (diam. 23m) enclosed by low earthen bank in parts (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4m). According to local information, known as the fort field. Fulacht fiadh (CO071-059002-) c. 20m to SE of enclosure. 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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