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Indicated — Bengour West

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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In pasture, on high ground just SW of Green Hill. Circular area (29m N-S; 30.5m E-W) enclosed by stone wall (H 1.1m; Wth 0.8m); collapsed to E; rebuilt to NW. Gap in wall to ESE (Wth 2.6m); S (Wth 3m); recent gap to NW (Wth 4.5m). Souterrain (CO095-02002-) in interior. 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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