
What is recorded here
In bogland on the E foothills of Knocknagallaun. Circular area (12.1m N-S; 11.2m E-W) cut into slope hill; enclosed by foundations of stone bank to N; stone-faced scarp (H 1.2m) to E; collapsed and low stone bank (int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.1m) to W. Interior is level, raised on downhill side to compensate for hillslope.
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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