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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigaline West

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On small patch of ground, on SW-facing slope, within housing estate. Circular area (33.8m N-S; c. 32m E-W) defined by overgrown earthen bank (H 1.2m) NE->SSE; stone faced in parts; scarp (H 0.4m) SSE->SSW; footpath and road to W; field fence to N. 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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