What is recorded here
In pasture, on N-facing slope. Owenboy river estuary to N. Shown on all three eds of OS 6-inch map as circular area (diam. c. 40m) planted with trees. According to O'Leary (1918-19, 124) '....a lios half an acre in extent, nearly levelled'. According to Casey (1983, ) measures 45m N-S; 44.5mE-W. No visible surface trace.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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