What is recorded here

Cooradowny holds a half-metre underground chamber inside an ancient ringfort, likely cut for storage or ritual rather than casual curiosity. A displaced slab nearby may have covered the opening, hiding the chamber from casual sight. The chamber still smells of rain, soil and patience, waiting for someone brave enough to look inside.

Subrectangular opening (D 0.5m) in centre of ringfort (CO119-076---). Large flat slab to E may be displaced lintel. 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.