What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilcolman (kinalmeaky By.) stands out as a rare surviving example. In Kilcolman (kinalmeaky By.), it remains clear, familiar and worth seeing. That is why people still point to it, remember it and bring others to the place.

Ó Ríordáin (1932, 6) records field known locally as 'lios field', 'though no traces remain on that site'. Field not located. 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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