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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mellifontstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture. Raised circular area (38.3m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by low rise (ext. H 0.45m; int. H 1.43m) to W. Fosse (max. D 0.65m) visible SSW->NE. According to local information, levelled c. 1963. 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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