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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Shanbally (kerrycurrihy By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on N side of low E-W ridge. Marked as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; NW quadrant depicted as removed on 1902 OS 6-inch map. Bank with external fosse visible through overgrowth; further examination not possible. According to O'Leary (1918, 158) 'medium-sized circular lios' covering c. half acre. Souterrain (CO087-119----) on outside of S bank. 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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