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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockbrack (magunihy By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In rough pasture, on a SW-facing slope, c. 10m E of a stream. A roughly circular area (diam. c. 30m), covered with overgrowth, defined by an earthen bank SE-E and by a scarp (H 1.45m) E-SE. The bank was difficult to examine due to the overgrowth. A possible fosse (Wth 2.3m) is visible in places, especially along the SW arc and NW-NE. The fosse at NW and SW splays outwards towards the stream to the NW and W, respectively. The external edge of the fosse is covered with overgrowth. There is a possible entrance through the bank at S. Possible stone-facing is evident on the internal face of the bank at either side of the entrance. The bank is broken by a possible cattle gap at W. The interior is completely covered with overgrowth. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

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