What is recorded here
West Cork still whispers about hidden chambers beneath a ringfort, though no entrance remains visible. People may have dug through solid earth to create private space, perhaps for storage, ritual or escape when storms broke the sky open. The land keeps the shape of that choice even when the entrance has vanished.
Local tradition of underground chambers in ringfort (CO141-097001-). 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.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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