Enclosure in Carrigoon, County Cork

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

In undulating tillage. Subcircular area (14m NE-SW; 10m NW-SE) visible as yellow soil mark. According to local information, site of ringfort.

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