What is recorded here

Indicated is a stone-faced earthen ringfort on a south-facing slope in County Cork, Ireland. Its oval measure is 29.6m north-south and 38.6m east-west, with a 1.1m bank, a silted fosse to the west and north, and a 3m western gap. The interior rises on the south side to balance the hillslope. It stands in tillage, shaped for daily use rather than display.

In tillage, on S-facing slope. Oval area (29.6m N-S; 38.6m E-W) enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank (H 1.1m), with silted-up fosse to W and N. Gap in bank to W (Wth 3m). Interior raised on S side to compensate for hillslope. 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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