
What is recorded here
In NE quadrant of cliff-edge fort (CO138-020002-). According to Westropp (1915, 278) 'ope is barely 18" across...more like the earth of a fox or a badger than a Man-made underground passage'. No visible surface trace.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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