What is recorded here

Absent from the 1842 map yet standing in level pasture, the forty-one metre ringfort wears a symmetry that borders on suspicion. Its two-metre earthen bank and shallow fosse frame a space where trees once crowded the interior before modern clearance revealed the uneven ground beneath. The eastern entrance, now guarded by a stone wall, invites entry into a landscape shaped as much by human hands as natural growth. Whether fortress or fairy dwelling, the site preserves a circular memory that resists easy explanation.

Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In level pasture, on front lawn of Forest House demesne. Circular area (diam. 41.4m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2m) with external fosse (D 2m). Entrance to E. Hartnett (1939, 145) noted 'The interior is planted with trees. To the east, the inner slope of the fosse is banked up and protected by a modern stone wall'. Interior now clear of trees but remains somewhat uneven. Symmetrical appearance of site and position may suggest alteration to landscape feature. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 1/1976).

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