Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curraghs

In pasture, on gentle W-facing slope. Heavily overgrown, circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by three earthen banks NNW->S, with intervening fosses and external fosse; two earthen banks S->NNW, with intervening fosse and external fosse (D 0.25m). Inner bank (max. int. H 0.5m) is heavily overgrown all round. Berm (Wth 4m) on inner face of middle bank NNW->S,1.2m above base of fosse, with remainder of middle bank (S->NNW) divided into two lesser banks (4.2m apart) with intervening fosse. Outer bank (H 0.4m) survives NNW->SE and SSE->S with external fosse (D 0.35m) NNW->S. Entrance (max. Wth 3m) to SE. Interior inaccessible due to overgrowth. 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