What is recorded here
In pasture, in the SW corner of a field. The remains of a possible enclosure consisting of an arc (C 12m) E-S formed by a low scarp with a faint trace of an external fosse. A mature yew tree grows in the field boundary immediately to the W.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 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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