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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carhoogarriff (carbery E. (e.d.) By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on break in S-facing slope. Oval area (34.5m N-S; 44.5m E-W) defined by low rise (max. H 0.8m) E->NNE; shallow external fosse (D 0.5m). Stone wall atop line of bank NNE->E. Causeway crosses fosse to E (Wth 12m). 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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