What is recorded here

Killeenagh Fort is a ruined stone ring in West Cork, not a fairy trap. Local tradition claims people built the rectangular chamber inside during the nineteenth century, turning an ancient boundary into a human shelter. The seam between ages still shows in the stones, inviting wonder rather than fear.

Circular area (diam. 14m) enclosed by ruinous stone wall (H 1.2m; Wth 1.5m). Break in wall to SE (Wth 4m). In N half of interior ruins of rectangular structure (L 8.3m; Wth 4.8m) with door open in centre of S wall (built in 19th century, according to local tradition). 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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