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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Maulmacredmond

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on NNE-facing slope. Circular area (26.3m N-S; 25.9m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.7m); external fosse defined by second earthen bank (H 1m) NNE->ESE, with shallow outer fosse (D 0.2m). Break in bank to N (Wth 3m). Interior raised on NE side to compensate for hillslope. 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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