What is recorded here

Fairy forts hide in plain sight, wearing fields and fences instead of stone. In Farranhavane the earth still dips into a circular hollow on a south-facing slope, while the local name Pairc an Leasa keeps the memory alive. A dark patch appears when the soil turns, suggesting the buried ring is not forgotten but waiting to be seen.

In pasture, on S-facing slope. According to Ó Ríordáin (1931, 60) 'circular hollow in the field and a bend in the fence, indicates the former existence of a lios here'. Field known locally as "Pairc an Leasa". No visible surface trace, however, "dark patch" noted by landowner when field ploughed. 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

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