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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Faunmore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on E shoulder of hillock. Circular, slightly raised, area (27.8m N-S; 29.5m E-W) enclosed by scarp (H c. 2m) with low bank (int. H 0.3m) for short section to SE. Wall atop scarp SSW->NW and N->NE. Gap (Wth 2.1m) to W. External fosse to NW (D 0.4m). Cultivation ridges cross interior on N-S axis. 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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