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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coarliss (carbery West (w.d.) By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, atop hillock. Circular, raised area (37.5m N-S; 36m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.7m), stone faced in parts. Bank broken to NNE (Wth 2m) and W (Wth 1.2m). Cultivation ridges cross interior on NE-SW 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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