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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathnaruogy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (30.5m N-S; 30.15m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.8m) with external fosse (D 0.2m). Breaks in bank to E (Wth 2m) and SW (Wth 2.6m). Fosse filled with farm waste and field clearance material. Farm building beside fort to W. Field clearance material dumped in interior; ESB pole in centre. 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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