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Indicated — Cooranig

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on W-facing slope. Circular area (33.5m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.9m) N->S; scarp (H 0.5m) S->N; external fosse (D 0.4m) to NE. Shallow traces of fosse to E and SE. Break in bank to N (Wth 3.5m) and S (Wth 3.5m). Locally known as 'lios'. 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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