What is recorded here

No visible fort remains at Ballyhubbo, though a thin earthen ridge and faded ditch still mark the western edge of the field. The western boundary is better preserved than the eastern one, where the bank has nearly disappeared into the pasture. That asymmetry suggests the place was not forgotten all at once: one side continued to be seen, used or maintained long after the other slipped from notice.

In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Depicted as hachured semicircular arc S->N, abutting W side of N-S field boundary on 1842 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Circular area (23.5m E-W; 20m N-S) bisected by N-S field boundary (Wth 3.5m) with drain on each side. Interior enclosed on W side by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.7m) with external fosse (D 0.9m) and on E side by low earthen bank (int. H 0.18m; ext. H 0.55m) with shallow external fosse (D 0.25m). Breaks in bank to NW (Wth 1.5m and 1m). Interior to W planted with deciduous trees. 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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