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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garrane (ibane and Barryroe By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on break in N-facing slope. Circular area (46m NE-SW; 46m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.1m) E->WNW; scarp (H 1.3m) elsewhere; external fosse (max. D 0.8m) NNE->E. Bank and scarp stone faced in parts. Gap (Wth 1.5m) in bank to E, with causeway. 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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