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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballybutler

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, atop slight rise. Marked on 1935 OS 6-inch map as circular raised area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by fosse with external bank. According to local information, levelled c. 1979. Circular slightly raised area (diam. 19m) survives; shallow depression in centre. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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