Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballygrissane

In pasture, atop E-W ridge. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as hachured circular enclosure; on later eds OS 6-inch map as arc of hachures. Circular area (32.5m N-S; 32.5m E-W) defined by low bank (H 0.2m). Interior level. According to local information, levelled c. 1960. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009