What is recorded here
In pasture, on break in N-facing slope. Roughly circular area (34m E-W; 30m N-S) enclosed by scarp (H 1.4m) NE->SW; straight stone field boundary to SSE; low grass-covered stone bank (int. H 0.6m) S->NNW, topped by later stone field boundary; slight fall of ground NNW->NE. Gap (Wth 2.8m) to SE into interior. Interior raised on NE side to compensate for hillslope. Adjoining site NNW->NE is semicircular extension (17m N-S; 19m E-W) defined by scarp formed by rock outcrop and some stone facing. According to Hartnett (1939,47) 'known locally as lios or lisheen'.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Add the human story, a picture, a first-hand message or a missing place.
Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.
Add a pictureAdd its storyTalk or ask a questionAdd a new placeThe monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
Conversation about this place
Questions and messages sit beneath the source record. They are checked before appearing.
No questions or messages yet.
Ask a question or join the conversation