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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortbrack (carbery West (e.d) By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rough pasture, on N-facing slope. Oval area (25m N-S; 28m E-W) definedby low earthen bank NNE->E (H 0.65m); cut into upslope to S (H 1m); scarp to N on downslope (H 1m). Stone wall edge of interior on W side. Rectangular structure at centre of interior on OS 6-inch map (1900); not visible due to overgrowth. 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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