What is recorded here

On rough mountain side, on NE-facing slope. Oval area (17.6m E-W; 11.9m N-S) enclosed by stone wall (H 1.1m; Wth 1.36m) WSW->NW; single stones, some of which are contiguous, elsewhere. Wall consists of several boulders along base with smaller stones packed in between and on top. Interior level and grass-covered; small boulder (H 0.4m; 0.89m x 0.95m) c. 5m inside E end of enclosure. Locally known as 'Mike Jack's cahereen' and thought to have 'something to do with rounding up cattle'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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