What is recorded here

Half a metre of clay and a forgotten ditch. The fairies never lived there; people did. They dug the ring, packed the soil, and left it to the rain. The bog kept the shape when the names disappeared.

In southern portion of Annagh bog. Circular area (31m NE-SW; 30m NW-SE) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse and external fosse S->E; counterscarp bank (H 0.25m) to S and E. Inner bank (int. H 0.3m) survives best to W; disturbed NE->SE by drains. Outer bank (H 1.85m) more substantial than inner bank. Intervening fosse and external fosse (D 0.25m) mainly muddy and waterlogged. To SE two parallel banks edge opening through outer bank and external fosse. Oval enclosure (CO007-07202-) lies 22m to E. 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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