What is recorded here
In woodland, built into N-facing slope in demesne of Castle Bernard house. Circular in plan (H 3.4m; int. diam. c. 6m; wall thickness 0.85m); sunken interior (D 3m). Domed roof crowned externally with conical slate roof. Remains of porch entrance to SE.
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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