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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyhandle

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (33m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by low earthen bank; external fosse (D 1.2m) W->N; farm building adjacent to bank to SW. Interior saucer-shaped and raised on S side to compensate for hillslope; planted with conifers. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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