Enclosure in Artiteige

In pasture atop E-W ridge. Large circular area (c. 60m N-S; c. 60m E-W) enclosed by substantial earthen bank (int. H 1.65m) with filled-in fosse; modern breaks (Wth 6m) in bank to S and NNE. Farm laneway runs through E side. Smaller (diam. c. 30m) internal circular enclosure (depicted on both eds OS 6-inch map), planted with conifers and inaccessible. 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: 14 January 2009