What is recorded here

Dromidiclogh is a lost ringfort on Laurel Hill in County Cork. It appeared as a circular enclosure on maps from 1842 and 1902, but ploughing around 1930 removed the visible ridge. The landowner still believed the circle could be seen when the field was not under crop, suggesting the earth remembered its own shape longer than the surface admitted.

In tillage, on E side of ridge named Laurel Hill. Marked as circular enclosure on both eds of O.S. map (1842, 1902). Levelled c. 1930; land owner mentions circle visible when field not under crop. No surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 Dromidiclogh, likely dating to the early medieval period, is indicated by its circular enclosure recorded on Ordnance Survey maps and local memory of a visible circle. The site is associated with folklore surrounding fairy dwellings, common in Irish tradition for such earthworks.

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