What is recorded here

Two-thirds of the ancient rampart has vanished, yet the surviving six-foot bank still marks the boundary of C. O' Reilly's land. The missing earth likely fed the surrounding fields, transforming a private stronghold into common soil through patient ploughing. What remains is a shallow scar rather than a majestic wall, proving that human ambition often ends as humble boundary stone.

In marshy ground, atop hillock. Depicted as small irregular-shaped field (c. 45m E-W; c. 45m N-S) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Roughly circular slightly raised area (34m N-S), adjoining field fence to S, defined by low scarp with shallow fosse (D 0.22m) NE->SSE; very slight scarp, much interfered with, SSW->NNW. Interior bisected by modern drain running N-S; flat-bottomed pit (D 0.7m; Wth at top 1m; Wth at bottom 0.4m), containing charcoal, visible in E-facing section. Locally known as fort. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 379) as single-ramparted fort (diam. c. 65yd) on C. O' Reilly's land, with two-thirds of rampart levelled and remainder c. 6ft high forming field boundary. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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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