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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Balteenbrack (carbery East (w.d.) By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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n pasture, on SW-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank (H 1.8m) W->E. Bank incorporated into field fence system; gap to NNW (Wth 5.5m). Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope; edge truncated by house and farm buildings to S and SW. (CMSS). 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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