What is recorded here

Indicated is a circular earthen fort in County Cork, Ireland, measuring twenty-five metres across with two deliberate gaps in its bank. The north face still holds buried stone, suggesting human hands shaped the earth before pasture covered the rest. The gaps align like doors rather than damage, inviting imagination about who entered, when, and whether the fort excluded more than it contained.

In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Slightly raised, circular area (25.35m E-W; 25.1m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.45m; ext. H 1.56m); external fosse (D 0.5m). Break in bank to S (Wth 1.3m) and W (Wth 1.5m). Remains of stone facing on outer face of bank to N. 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

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