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Indicated — Fahouragh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on NNW-facing slope. Roughly circular area (29m N-S; c. 28m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank E->W (H c. 1m); scarp (H c. 1.6m) W->E. Bank incorporated into field fence system S->W. Scarp stone-faced in parts. Interior raised on NNW side to compensate for hillslope; circular hut site (7m N-S; 7m E-W) (CO142-068001-) at 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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