What is recorded here
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) enclosed by earthen bank (H c. 1m) to N and E; low rise to S; earthen bank (stone-faced in parts) to E, incorporated into field fence system. Disused farmbuildings built over line of bank to NW. Cairn of stones dumped inside bank to SE; some stones scattered over interior.
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
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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