What is recorded here

Mortons Port controls the entrance to Lough Hyne, the deepest natural harbour in Britain. Ships still use the water, but the name and the region belong to Cornwall. The sea, not a political line, made the place useful.

Circular hut site (diam. 5m) in SE quadrant of ringfort (CO127-027----). 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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