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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortaneadin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on NW-facing slope. Circular area (30m E-W; 28m N-S) raised above surrounding ground level. Bank of stone (H 0.6m) survives atop stone-faced scarp (H 2.4m) S->NNE. Bank removed NNE->S, visible as slight rise. Interior level and open for grazing. 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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