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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymurphy North

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, atop hill. Oval area (46.5m E-W; 38m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (max. H 2m) with external fosse (D 1m) to N and S. Gap in bank to E (Wth 2.3m), SSE (Wth 2.7m) and WNW (Wth 4m). Silage shed built outside bank to NE. Possible souterrain (CO085-118---) in N half of interior. 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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