What is recorded here

Fairy forts and earthen ringforts in Glenleigh are human places misnamed because people believed fairies lived there. They are not fairy creations. The chamber, gate, yard and living area belong to the people who built and used them.

Shown as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; hachured arc N->SE on 1904 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. In pasture, on N edge of steep drop down to Owenbaun River valley. Levelled; no visible surface trace. 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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