What is recorded here
On level ground in pasture c. 50m N of stream. Slightly raised circulararea (30.4m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by earthen bank (H 0.5m), severely disturbed by tree planting. Interior overgrown, sloping gently to W.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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