What is recorded here
In pasture, on steep E-facing slope overlooking Dunmanus Bay to SE and SW. Marked as circular enclosure on both editions of OS 6-inch map (1842, 1904). Enclosure levelled in 1978. No surface trace visible. Man-made underground passage (CO138-006002-) discovered during levelling.
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
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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