What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Raheen More: A circular, slightly raised area (40.5m N-S; 45.5m E-W) enclosed by a 2m high earthen bank with an external 0.6m deep fosse. The bank has gaps to the NE, ESE, S and NNW. The interior slopes down to the E and is crossed by E-W cultivation ridges. A standing stone (CO118-007002-) stands in the southern fosse. People called it a fairy fort, perhaps because the broken circle and hidden stone resisted ordinary explanation.
Circular, slightly raised area (40.5m N-S; 45.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2m); external fosse (D 0.6m). Gap in bank to NE, ESE, S and NNW. Interior slopes down to E; crossed by cultivation ridges E-W. Standing stone (CO118-007002-) in fosse to S. (WBBS).
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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