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Indicated — Maulavanig

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

In pasture, on E-facing slope, above the Owvane River. Circular platform (35.5m N-S; 36.5m E-W) raised 1.35m above surrounding land. Bank survives S->W (int. H 0.35m). Field fence running N-S crosses interior close to E bank. 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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