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Sheepfold, Coolcurtoga

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Sheepfold, Coolcurtoga
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In rough hill pasture, in a sheltered hollow, on a W-facing slope. A rectangular area (4.1m E-W; 2.8m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 1.1m) on the S, W and N sides and by a rock outcrop on the E side. There is an entrance (Wth 0.6m) at N. A rectangular, lintelled recess (Wth 0.85m; H 0.5m; D 0.5m) is set against the rock outcrop face at E. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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