Earthwork in Caherdesert, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In rough pasture, on E-facing slope. Shown on 1904 and 1936 eds of OS 6-inch map as arc of hachures. No visible surface trace.

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Explorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Caherdesert makes a low moaning sound at night that sounds like a giant trying to open a…

Explorer Tom Enclosure in Caherdesert is just a parch mark in the grass, so you need dry weather to see it properly. It surrounds an…

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Desert sits on an east-facing slope and looks like it’s waiting for something. A ditch nearby…

Explorer Tom Another fairy fort in Rathaneague is defined by an overgrown bank and three fulacht fiadh nearby. That’s a lot of…

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Caherdesert would win a county fair by simply existing in the middle of a field…

Explorer Tom Ecclesiastical enclosure in Desert is basically a ghost that forgot to haunt its own graveyard. It’s too lazy to even…

Explorer Tom Desert Church in County Cork is hiding a massive scandal involving a priest, a sheep, and a very expensive coat that…

Explorer Tom Standing stone in Curraghard is leaning north, probably thinking about the cold weather coming up. It’s sub-rectangular…

Explorer Tom Caherduggan House has a carriage arch that looks like it's about to swallow a horse whole. The gates are wrought iron…

Explorer Tom Rathcobane Castle was nearly sold for a horse in 1974 because someone decided it looked 'too dangerous,' which is a…

Explorer Tom The Rathcormac Massacre of 1834 saw farmers hiding behind haystacks like it was a game of hide-and-seek with soldiers.…

Explorer Tom Sheelaboynashkeanes Castle is built into a farmyard and smells like old history. It was supposedly occupied by 'Yellow…