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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynora

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (33m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.8m; ext. H 2m) with shallow external fosse S->W. Gap in bank to N (Wth 1.8m) and S (Wth 1.4m). Interior partially overgrown. Souterrain (CO085-03602-) in SW quadrant. 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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