Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Glenduff

In pasture, on N-facing slope. Roughly circular area (35m E-W; 34m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.9m); external fosse survives as slight depression. Bank heavily eroded by cattle. Break in bank to N and W. Interior cut into slope on S side and raised on N side to compensate for hillslope. 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