What is recorded here

Fairy forts are human origins wearing a magic cloak, and Aghaneenagh is no exception. Its earthen ring and causewayed entrance marked a lived boundary long before folklore renamed it, yet the flat pasture and faded banks still suggest a chamber set apart from ordinary fieldwork. The fairies may be inventing the truth instead of hiding it, giving human choice a shape that feels destined.

In pasture, on S-facing slope. Depicted as hachured roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map, incorporated into townland boundary on N side. Levelled; circular area (c. 32.5m N-S; c. 32.5m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 1.65m) NW->NE with external fosse; low earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.5m) NE->NW with shallow external fosse (D 0.2m). Causewayed entrance (Wth 7.6m) to S. Linear slightly raised area (Wth 2m; L 43.5m) runs from centre of interior through causewayed entrance S into adjoining field; appears similar to levelled field boundary. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.