What is recorded here

Two oval houses, one 33ft by 39ft and the other 34ft by 38ft, overlap inside a ringfort in County Cork. They are prehistoric, but their closeness suggests crowded living, shared walls or repeated rebuilding rather than separate ownership. The measurement preserves more than numbers: it captures the scale of a kitchen, a sleeping place or a workshop where people moved around each other.

One of two overlapping oval house sites (33ft by 39ft; 34ft by 38ft) in interior of ringfort (CO141-118001-). 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

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