Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
What is recorded here
On small rise in undulating pasture. Oval area (25m N-S; 30m E-W) scarped up above surrounding land and enclosed by low earthen bank (H 1.5m). Gap in bank (Wth 1.5m) to ENE. Interior slopes down gently to SW.
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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