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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynacarriga (bear By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rough grazing broken by rock outcrop, land falls away sharply to the W and N. Circular area (24m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.6m); external fosse (D 0.4m) to W. Gap (Wth 2m) in bank to E. Low field fences run N-S immediately outside bank to W and E. Interior heavily overgrown with ferns and briars; foundations of rectangular house site (8m N-S; 6m E-W) off centre to E. 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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