What is recorded here
In tillage, atop N-S ridge, in Bride River valley. Oval raised area (40m NW-SE; 30m NE-SW) raised 3.6m and 1.65m above surrounding ground level at W and S side respectively. Interior slightly saucer shaped; crossed by field boundary on NW-SE axis; according to local information steps found leading underground c. 1894. Field boundary respects N edge of platform.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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