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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kippagh (carbery East (e.d) By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on break in N-facing slope; land rises steeply behind site to S. Circular raised area (19m NNW-SSE) cut in half by stone wall running NNW->SSE. Interior enclosed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1m). Break in bank to N (Wth 3.5m). 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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