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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilnaknappoge

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on NNW-facing slope. Circular area (27.7m N-S; 26.8m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.9m); silted-up external fosse to W. Bank topped by later stone wall. Cultivation ridges cross interior on NNW-SSE axis. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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