What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ahalisky stands north of Owenkeagh River in County Cork, Ireland. A slightly raised circular area thirty-eight metres across wears a one-point-three-metre earthen bank now planted with conifers. The interior has gone overgrown, returning the ring to pasture and memory rather than measurement.

In pasture, N of Owenkeagh River. Slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 38m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.3m) planted with conifers. Interior overgrown. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

A fairy fort in Ahalisky is an early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries, characterized by a circular earthen bank and a raised interior. Such sites were often associated with supernatural or fairy folklore in Irish tradition, believed to be entrances to the Otherworld or dwellings of ancient spirits.

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