What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Ratharoon East: a 46 m earthen ring on an east-facing slope, with two banks, a narrow fosse and a levelled inner line. Cattle may walk beside it, using part of the outer bank as a fence, while a well in the southern ditch keeps that edge wet. The name suggests people once believed the ring belonged to fairies rather than themselves.

In pasture, on E-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 46m ENE-WSW) enclosed SE->WSW by two earthen banks with intervening fosse (D 1.4m); low rise WSW->SE indicates line of levelled inner bank. Inner bank (int. H 0.9m); outer bank (H 1.7m) with berm on inner face, incorporated into field fenceto W. Well in fosse to S causes waterlogging. 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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