What is recorded here
On rugged W-facing hillside. Remains of 3-sided structure built against natural rock face; rectangular in plan (5m E-W; 3m N-S). Stone-built walls (H 2.2m, thickness 0.7m); ope on S side. Possibly associated with nearby mass rock (local information); not located.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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