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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnascreeny

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on level ground, above steep S-facing slope. Circular area (30m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 2m); external fosse (D1.5m); with counter scarp bank (H 1.7m). Bank stone faced in parts internally and at causewayed entrance to SE (Wth 4m). Fosse waterlogged to S. Large slab lies inside and W of entrance, joined to bank by arc of stones. Cultivation ridges cross interior on N-S axis. Linear earthwork (CO119-045002-) in adjoining field to E. Local tradition of passage connecting both sites. 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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