What is recorded here

Killarree Wood is a circular earthen fort in County Cork, marked by two gaps and a hidden ledge along its outer face. It is said an old Irish King died there and was buried inside the bank. The fort still stands in level pasture, waiting for the story to be told again.

In level pasture. Circular area (48.6m N-S; 48.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.65m) with wide flat-bottomed external fosse (D 1.8m). Bank fairly uniform in height all round; ledge S->NE along external face c. 1.55m below top of bank. Gap in bank to ESE (Wth c. 1.5m) and S (Wth 2m). Interior once planted with trees (1842 OS 6-inch map); a number of large deciduous trees remain inside bank to SE and W. 'It is said an old Irish King passing through died and was interred in it (Dunworth 1989, 60). Grove White (1805-25, vol. 4, 203) records 'a so-called Danish Fort well-wooded...locally known as 'Killarree Wood'.' The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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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