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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lissacaha

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Roughly circular area (29m N-S; 32m E-W) in level pasture land; enclosed by two earthen banks separated by intervening fosse; with external fosse (D 2.1m). Inner bank (int. H 2.6m), levelled S->SW, replaced by low, narrow earthen bank; entrance to ESE (Wth 3.5m). Outer bank (H 2.5m) NNE->SE; berm on inner face (Wth 2.3m) SSE->NNE; levelled portion to E, replaced by low, narrow earthen bank, enclosing triangular area in front of entrance. Interior raised above level surrounding fields; souterrain (CO139-030002-) near centre. 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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