What is recorded here
Marianne and the fairies danced around the fort until dawn, but Marianne collapsed from exhaustion while the fairies vanished. She lived another forty years, yet never forgot the weight of dance or the kindness of beings who did not tire.
Cropmark, visible in aerial photograph (CASAP, July 1989), shows bank and external fosse of circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m).
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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- What survives
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