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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Slieveowen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, atop natural rise. Circular raised area (58.2m E-W; 56.6m N-S) enclosed by two earthen banks with deep intervening fosse SW->SE; scarp on line of inner bank to S. Inner bank (max. int. H 1.9m) highest on N side and decreasing in height around to the W and E. Fosse waterlogged to E. Outer bank (H 1.2m) lowest on E side where it varies between 0.4m and 1m in height. Breaks in inner bank to N and SE. Interior level; raised area inside SE bank; possible souterrain (9112) to N of centre. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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