
What is recorded here
In pasture, on N-facing slope. Semi-circular arc (33.2m NE-SW) formed by earthen bank (H 0.8m) with external fosse (D 0.2m). Interior delimited on SE side by field fence running NE-SW. No visible surface trace of enclosure on SE side of field fence. Raised, roughly oval-shaped annexe (40m N-S; 28m E-W) (CO113-012002-) adjoins arc to NNE, defined by scarp (max. H 2m); interior slopes down to N.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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