Enclosure in Knocknakilla

On break in N-facing slope, on lower W side of Musheramore. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 18m) enclosed by low ruinous stone wall (Wth 2m), S->NE, incorporating natural rock outcrop. Hut site (CO048-082002-), consisting of oval area (4.6m N-S; 2m E-W) enclosed by wall (Wth 1.5m) of large loose stones, adjoins site to E where ruined enclosing wall no longer survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009