What is recorded here

Indicated is a circular stone enclosure in County Cork, Ireland, where two upright slabs still mark a narrow entrance to the southeast. Radiocarbon dating shows peat grew across the interior by about AD 1200, suggesting people stopped using the place at that time. The stones remain close together, holding the shape of a small world that no longer needs explanation.

A circular enclosure (14.9m E-W; 14.4m N-S) defined by a double line of upright contiguous stones (max. H 1.2m) E-SW and W-N; core (int. H 0.7m) now grass-covered, contains some stones. Entrance (Wth 1.2m) to SSE defined by two upright slabs. Depicted on OS 6-inch map (1901). Radiocarbon dating of peat growth (GrN-28301; 800±30 BP) in the interior shows the enclosure to have been abandoned by c. AD 1200 (O'Brien 2004b, 61; 2006, 39). 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

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