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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloghmacow

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (38m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.7m) SSW->SSE; scarp elsewhere; external fosse (D 0.6m) to N, E and W. Gap in bank to SW. Bank and fosse heaviy overgrown to E; Scots Pine planted in fosse to W. Souterrain (CO083-062002-) in interior; remains of cultivation ridges in SE quadrant. Field boundary skirts enclosure to NW and NE; ruins of stone cottage to S. 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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