What is recorded here

Mortons and others still call it a fairy fort because people once believed the fairies lived there. The earth bank stands three metres high around a circular space, with a narrow gap in the north and a hidden passage beneath the grass. That is why it is also a ringfort: humans built it, shaped it and left it standing on the slope.

In pasture, on break in N-facing slope. Roughly circular area (32m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 3.6m). Bank stone-faced in parts; berm on inner face may be due to slippage; gap (Wth 2.6m) in N bank. Man-made underground passage (CO119-003002-) in interior. Surrounding field fences removed. 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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