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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Knockane (clanmaurice By.)

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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Internal diameter c. 65m N-S, 65m E-W Situated in the corner of a field NE of KE014-058----, this site has an excellent view of the surrounding land. The enclosing stone bank has been incorporated into the fieldbank to the NW through W to S. Elsewhere it is on average 8m wide at the base and rises to 1m externally and 1.2m internally. In the interior are a series of beehive huts and a souterrain. 'Cave' is marked on the 1842 OS map. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 820. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

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