What is recorded here
Fairy forts are not for us. They belong to the hidden people who still own the old land. We may look at them from a distance. We must not touch them, break them or take anything from them.
In the paddock of an old farmyard, immediately to the N of a farm road. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. An earthen mound (diam. c. 18m; H 1.2m), with an uneven upper surface, occupies its approximate location. The mound is covered with nettles, manure and high grass. A curving wall at the E skirts the mound. It is indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) which is crossed by a NW-SE field boundary. According to the landowner, this was a small circular fort with an earthen bank.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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