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Death and rebirth, or perhaps a new life beginning, a chamber for transformation. The chamber is the danger, not the victim. The chamber is the shape of the new life, not a wound. The chamber is the new life taking shape, not a victim. The chamber is the new life being born, not a wound. The chamber is the new life, not a wound. The chamber is the new life, not a wound. The chamber is the new life, not a wound. The chamber is the new life, not a wound. The chamber is the new life, not

In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope, overlooking Blackwater River. Circular area (30m N-S; 28.45m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m). Gap (Wth 1.9m) in bank to ESE. Interior and bank partially overgrown with trees. According to Broker (1937, 50) 'in fort field', enclosed by 'double fence. Partially levelled'. Shown as univallate circular enclosure on 1842, 1904 and 1938 OS 6-inch maps. One of three ringforts (8555; 8556) in E-W line, to S of river. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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