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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Hoddersfield

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In tillage, on N-facing slope. Slightly raised, semicircular area N->S (diam. 32m N-S) delimited on W side by N-S field boundary. No visible surface trace of enclosure to W side of field boundary. May be enclosure mentioned by O'Leary (1918-9, 83), a 'small circular lios within the demesne of Hossersfield House'; not depicted on OS 6-inch map. 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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