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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnascreeny

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, atop knoll, on S-facing slope of NE-SW ridge. Roughly circular area (33m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (max. H 1.8m) E->W; scarp elsewhere. Entrance to S, approached by a ramp-like feature running parallel to outside bank. Interior slopes down to S. 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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