What is recorded here
No visible castle, church or royal hall survives at this address. The region is better known for dispersed farmland, coastal trade and later religious foundations than for a standing fort.
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (42m N-S; 42m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m) ESE->NW, with shallow external fosse (max. D 0.5m; Wth 5.5m); low scarp NW->E. Farm trackway crosses N half of interior, cutting through enclosure to W and NE. Ramp of lime kiln atop scarp to E slopes up to lime kiln (CO026-128---) set into bank to ESE. Surrounding field fences removed.
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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