
What is recorded here
Shown as hachured subcircular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map; indicated on 1904 and 1940 OS 6-inch maps. In pasture, on S-facing slope. Roughly circular area (38m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by stone wall (H c. 1m) SE->ENE; replaced by field fence ENE->SE. Breaks in wall to NNE, E and SW. Interior generally slopes gently down to SSW; cut into upslope on N side, giving internal wall height of 2.8m; raised slightly on S side to compensate for hillslope. Wall overgrown with trees, bushes and briars; internally faced with large boulders on N side.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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