What is recorded here

Marianne and her sisters ran the fort as a visible local landmark, guiding travellers and marking the boundary of their household. The earthen bank still stands beside the pasture, preserving the shape that made the place easy to find.

In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular, slightly raised area (diam. 27m) enclosed by overgrown earthen bank (H 1.3m). Scarp replaces bank to S. Man-made underground passage (CO122-049002-) containing three ogham stones (CO122-049003-, CO122-049004-, CO122-049005-) in N half of interior. 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 / earthen ringfort in Ahalisky is a circular early-medieval defensive or domestic site, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. It is associated with local folklore of fairy realms and otherworldly beings, and contains a man-made underground passage with three ogham stones, suggesting ritual or symbolic significance.

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