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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilbronoge

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on ENE-facing slope. Circular area (38m N-S; 38m E-W) defined by earthen bank (H 0.8m) SW->NNE, with external fosse (D 0.6m); low rise (H 0.5m) NNE->SW, with shallow external fosse (D 0.3m). Possible gap to NNE (Wth 5m). Faint trace of cultivation ridges crossing interior on N-Saxis. 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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