What is recorded here

Enclosure in Raheen (duhallow By.) was a triangular fort about thirty metres across, set on a gentle south-facing slope seventy metres above the River Allow. Bowman recorded it in 1934 as already levelled in Denis O'Shaughnessy's land, though a natural scarp may still mark its southern edge. The triangle suggests people cut into the hillside rather than built a round cache, perhaps claiming sunlight, drainage or a view the river valley gave back.

In rough pasture, on gentle S-facing slope, c. 70m N of River Allow. Depicted as hachured triangular enclosure (c. 30m N-S x c. 30m x c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; natural scarp facing S may mark S side of enclosure. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 712) as '...fort...in Denis O'Shaughnessy's land...now levelled, and appears to have been triangular...'. 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

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