Cillín

In tillage, on S-facing slope. Sub-rectangular platform defined by low scarp. At W side two upright stones (H 1.45m; 0.95m x 0.26m: H 1.1m; 1.06mx 0.23m) flank low rectangular stone with subrectangular socket (D 0.03m;0.16m x 0.12m) on top surface. 'Small cross-head (H 10 ins) with plinth', axe-mould and arc of 'outer rampart enclosing two-three acres' noted by Power (1951, 59). No surface evidence for burials or outer enclosure. Stones removed and cillín levelled c. 1990. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009