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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mossgrove

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In tillage, on SSE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (39.5m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by low earthen bank (H 0.9m). Interior slopes down to S. Souterrain (CO096-090--) in interior. (Ó Ríordáin 1931, 62). 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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