What is recorded here

Kilmoney holds a circular earthen ring with a hidden underground passage, proving human hands shaped the site rather than fairy magic. The west entrance and north gap suggest people moved through the ridge intentionally, perhaps storing goods or sheltering during storms. Local labels call it a fairy fort because unusual earthworks still trigger old imaginations, but the measured bank and dug passage point to ordinary human ingenuity.

In pasture, on N-facing slope. Slightly raised, circular area (30.8m N-S; 30.1m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.7m); external fosse (D 0.65m). Entrance (Wth c. 6m) to WNW; gap to N. Man-made underground passage (C0098-01702-) in interior. 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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