Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Shanacrane East

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

That is the name of the place and the kind of the place. The story above and the story below are one continuous account.
In rough grazing, on gentle W-facing slope. Roughly circular area (19.5m N-S; 18.4m E-W); enclosed by bank (H 0.7m); external fosse (D 0.2m). Bank mainly composed of stones, with earthen base. Entrance to SE (Wth 0.8m), flanked by two large upright stones; blocked by field boundary running NE-SW which truncates outer bank face to SE. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places