Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Smithfield

In gently rolling pasture. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 28m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Levelled; slight saucer-shaped depression remains (diam. c. 30m); interior slopes gently down to NE. One of two levelled, single-ramparted ringforts (CO032-086---) recorded by Bowman (1934, 586) on W. Mullane's land. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009