What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort in County Cork, Ireland. The earthen bank stands 1.8m tall and encloses a roughly circular area 34m by 31m. Two gaps break the line, one to the north and one to the south. Cultivation ridges still cross the west half, while a man-made passage cuts through the east. The field boundary follows the bank, proving the shape is not a mistake but a choice repeated across generations.

In rough grazing, on E side of stream valley. Roughly circular area (34m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (H 1.8m) S->N; field boundary respects line of bank N->S. Gaps in bank to N (Wth 2m) and S (Wth 2.6m). Cultivation ridges cross W half of interior on N-S axis; Man-made underground passage (CO127-020002-) in E half. 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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