Doona Fort

In pasture, atop hillock. Circular area (diam. 23m) defined by scarp (H 2m) with slight internal lip. Ledge at base of scarp to N; external fosse (D 0.5m) to W. Ground continues to fall but less steeply on all sides beyond enclosure. Entrance (Wth 6m) to E. Interior and scarp overgrown with ferns; possible Man-made underground passage (CO083-131----). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.