What is recorded here

Marianne and Ciara walked past Coornahahilly at dusk. They noticed the broken earthen ring before either woman named it. Marianne touched a slab leaning inside the scarp. Ciara dropped her bag and ran toward the NNW gap. The fort had shown itself through the pasture, waiting for one of them to leave the path.

In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Circular area (32m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by earthen bank (H 1.15m) NW->S; scarp with slight internal lip elsewhere. Scarp revetted by large slabs and some stone facing. Breaks in bank to SSW (Wth 5m) and NNW. Interior slopes gently down to SW in northern half; raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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