Moated site in Walshestown (orrery and Kilmore By.)

In flat pasture. Rectangular, slightly raised area (45.8m N-S; c. 34m E-W) enclosed by scarp (H 2m) with external fosse; counterscarp bank (ext. H 0.55) on S side. Fosse shallow and overgrown with reeds; replaced by drain on E side with material from drain dumped along top of scarp on this side. Scarp on W side has slipped considerably or has been cut into; fosse at this point bulges outwards. Interior level and partially overgrown; in SW corner is large circular earthen mound (13.3m NE-SW; c. 13m NW-SE; H 1.5m). 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