What is recorded here
Mortons and Foyers, 25 meters across, curves SSE to W. Fragment of overgrown earthen bank, 1 meter high, and fosse, 0.5 meter deep, remains visible in tillage on natural break in E-facing slope. The rest has surrendered to scatters of stone and faint undulations, waiting for rain or memory to draw its shape again.
In tillage, on natural break in E-facing slope. Shown on 1936 OS 6-inch map as univallate enclosure (diam. c. 25m). Fragment of overgrown earthen bank (H 1m) and fosse (D 0.5m) curves SSE->W; remainder of site indicated by scatters of stone, undulations.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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