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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrigaline Middle

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Levelled; circular, slightly raised area (43.1m N-S; 37.5m E-W) defined by low rise (ext. H 0.6m). Trace of fosse (D 0.8m) outside. Interior scarped up to S to compensate for hillslope. Possible souterrain (CO087-089----) within. Ringfort (CO087-031----) c. 90m to NE. See Excavations 2002, 62-3. 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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