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

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on edge of NE-facing slope. Levelled; fosse survives as shallow depression enclosing oval area (56m N-S; 40m E-W); gorse bushes grow on bank area to S. Aerial photograph (CASAP, August 1989) shows field under tillage, with fosse clear as cropmark. Earthen bank (int. H 2ft; ext. H 5ft) with external fosse (D 3ft; Wth 6ft - 10ft) recorded in 1968 (OPW). 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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