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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilcrea

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S side of River Bride. Hachured as oval enclosure (c. 50m E-W; c. 40m N-S) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; railway line cut through enclosure on E-W axis on 1903 and 1943 OS 6-inch maps. Irregular mound survives on each side of disused railway line. 'Known locally as a lios' (Hartnett 1939, 160). Souterrain (CO084-026002-) 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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