What is recorded here

Magic and myth may have danced there, but measurement shows a human hand built the circle. The fort stands thirty-nine metres across atop a Cork hill, its earthen bank still proud despite centuries of weather and farm work. A break appears where entry was needed, and a lime kiln once sat beside the structure, proving the site remained useful long after its original purpose faded.

In pasture, atop hill. Circular area (39.5m NE-SW; 38.2m NNW-SSE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.85m); external fosse (D 1.25m) SE->NE. Bank NE->E partially levelled and fosse infilled; bank high to E, protruding into interior with circular depression on outside which once accommodated lime kiln (1842 OS 6-inch map). Break (Wth 2.6m) in bank to NNW; dumped material inside break at S side. Interior level. 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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