
What is recorded here
Indicated as small circular enclosure (diam. c. 12m) on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Ring of mature deciduous trees indicate site; according to local information, low bank which surrounded these trees was recently levelled. Appears to be same site as single-ramparted fort (diam. c. 15yds; bank H c. 2ft) recorded by Bowman (1934, 49) in Mr Bolster's land.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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