What is recorded here

Fairy forts are misnamed: they are human ringforts, and Clonrobin is no exception. Its bank still stands thirty-seven metres across on a south-facing slope in County Cork, though soil and time have worn it low. A lime kiln marked in the north bank on the 1842 map suggests the place continued to serve people long after its defensive purpose faded.

In tillage, on S-facing slope. Circular area (37m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.3m); external fosse (D 0.5m). Bank heavily overgrown; appears levelled to SE; lime kiln marked in N bank on 1842 OS 6-inch map. 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

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clonrobin, likely an early-medieval agricultural or defensive site, is characterized by a circular enclosure with a bank and external fosse. The presence of a lime kiln on the 1842 Ordnance Survey map suggests later industrial activity, while local tradition may associate the site with fairy lore common to such forts in Irish tradition.

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