Enclosure in Desert (barrymore By.)

In pasture, on W side of stream. Hachured on 1902 OS 6-inch map as oval enclosure. Oval area (c. 30m N-S; c. 20m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2m). Water channel on S side connects to stream. According to local information maybe flax retting pond. Named 'Knockeemroe' on 1902 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009