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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballybraher (imokilly By., Kilmahon Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, immediately E of steep sided stream valley. Depicted as circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Arc formed by earthen bank (H 1m) survives W->NE, with shallow external fosse; field boundary to S may incorporate earthen bank. Aerial photograph (CASAP, August 1989) shows arc W->NE and immediate field fences to N levelled. 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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