What is recorded here

In tillage, on plateau, with view in all directions. Roughly circular area (108m E-W; 96m N-S) enclosed by drystone wall SE->NNW and by scarp (H 3.6m) NNW->SE. Bank overgrown with bushes. Interior level; several pieces of iron slag recovered during site inspection. Known locally as 'Ard na Killeen'. Ringfort (12109) c. 90m to E. Surrounding field boundaries built of stone. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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