What is recorded here
In a level area of rough grazing, on the SE-facing slopes of Miskish Mountain. A crescent-shaped mound (8.3m N-S; 6m E-W; H 0.5m) of heat-shattered stones and charcoal-enriched soil, partially overgrown with gorse bushes. The opening (Wth 1.3m) faces W towards boggy ground.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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