Caherbaun

In grassland, atop rise on SE-facing slope. Circular area (21.4m N-S; 19.25m E-W) enclosed by low earthen bank (H 1.28m) faced with stones. Bank worn to E and SE, surviving mainly as scarp (H 1.2m); entrance to SW (Wth 1.6m). 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

Caherbaun, Coorlacka is a circular earthen and stone ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, situated on a grassy slope with a surviving entrance on the southwest. Local folklore, though not detailed in records, often associates such sites with fairy dwellings or ancient druidic activity.