Cliff-edge fort in Dromdoneen — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Half buried in farmland above the Mealagh river, the fort keeps its sharp edge intact. A curved earthen bank and steep scarp enclose a D-shaped space that drops suddenly toward the water. Whoever built it chose the cliff as much as the stone, trusting the drop to do half the work of defence. Roots and time have softened the bank, but the shape still reads like a warning: this far, no further.

In tillage, on edge of steep incline dropping down to Mealagh river. D-shaped area (41m NE-SW; 22m NW-SE), enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.2m) SSW->N; scarp (H 2.55m) NNW-NE; steep drop NE-SSW. Interior slopes down to SW. Myler (1998, 14) records that the 'earthen bank is disturbed by roots and erosion' and he also records 'a possible entrance at the eastern corner of the fort'. 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: 24 January 2013

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