What is recorded here

Chestnut hooves would have thundered on the ridge above, shaking the soil into the fosse. The fort stands forty metres across beneath that noise, large enough for a whole township and every argument they ever fought. Distance and size matter more than legend.

In pasture below crest of ridge, on natural break in W-facing slope. Circular area (42.8m N-S; 39m E-W) defined by earthen bank (H 2.4m); fosse (D 0.5m) N->S, recently filled with stones. Gap in bank to WSW. Remains of collapsed limekiln in bank to SSW. Interior slopes gently E-W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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