What is recorded here
On knoll overlooking sea. Indicated as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on OS 6-inch map (1842). Arc of ruined stone wall to N joined to field boundary at E. Some stones (facing E) set on edge in interior may mark burials.
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
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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