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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolanagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (38.5m N-S; 39.2m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.45m); silted-up external fosse evident to N and NW. Gap in bank to N (Wth 3m). Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. Field fence (H 1.45m), outside and concentric with bank, to ENE; Ó Ríordáin suggests "there are traces of a second outer rampart" (1933, 64). 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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