What is recorded here

Fairy forts are often circular hollows, shallow ditches, or low banks that mark ancient boundary, ritual, or domestic life. The name reflects folk belief rather than proven function. Anchoe Castle is recorded as a fairy fort in North Cork.

In pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; no visible surface trace. Field known locally as lios field. 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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