What is recorded here
Marianne and I walked to Broomhill in the rain, following the old survey line to a smooth grass ridge where the fort had been rubbed out. Under our boots lay a chamber no larger than a kitchen, yet wide enough for every secret a small life can hold. We sat on the hidden stone until dark, listening for the shape of the people who had turned it into a room.
In pasture, atop rock outcrop, c. 70m to WSW of Broomhill Cottage. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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