Enclosure in Curraglass (orrery and Kilmore By.)

In pasture, on gentle WNW-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 18m) on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps; as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 15m) on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Circular area (18m E-W; 17m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.17m; ext. H 1.5m) E->NNW; scarp (H 0.5m) NNW->N; scarp (H 0.6m) with slight internal lip N->E. External fosse survives as slight depression. Entrance (Wth 5m) to SSE. One-third of interior on N side at lower level and separated from remainder by ill-defined scarp. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009