What is recorded here

No visible surface trace, only a hidden opening like a sunken well with a covering stone inside the Lisheen ringfort. The passage resists casual discovery, waiting for someone to lift the stone and face its dark purpose. It may have served as a refuge, a boundary marker or a forgotten way of entering the fort when storms closed the ordinary gates.

According to local information "an opening, like a sunken well with a covering stone" was found in ringfort (CO105-016---). No visible surface trace. 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.