What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort in County Cork, Ireland, where a thirty-two-metre stone ring still holds its shape on a north-facing slope. A laneway cuts through the middle, dividing the ancient circle into two living halves. People may have walked that path for centuries, unaware they were crossing the boundary of a place set apart for reasons no longer spoken.

In pasture, on N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 32m E-W) defined by stone bank (H 1.2m). Dry stone walling with rubble core visible SSW->NW; original wall collapsed and grass-covered NNE->ESE, topped by modern wall. Gaps to ESE (Wth 2m) and to NW (Wth 2m). Laneway crosses interior on N-S axis. 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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