What is recorded here
In pasture, atop a low rise; surrounding field fences removed. Marked on 1842 OS 6-inch map as smaller D-shaped annexe at the SE end of a large rectangular enclosure (c. 80m NW-SE; c. 60m NE-SW) (CO063-046001-). There are no visible remains of either the enclosure or its annexe. The remains of a ringfort (CO063-04603-) lie immediately to the E.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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