What is recorded here

No. There is no fact that a visible fort existed before destruction. The available detail says a double rampart was seen in 1967 and bulldozed in 1966, which is internally unclear. I will not invent a stronger claim.

In pasture, atop hill, commanding extensive views. Depicted as bivallate circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) on 1934 OS 6-inch map. According to O Murchadha (1967, 12) 'Here the remains of a double rampart could be clearly seen, which was bulldozed into oblivion in 1966'. Man-made underground passage (CO099-03302-) in interior. 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

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinluska, likely an early-medieval defensive or ritual site, characterized by a bivallate circular enclosure with a diameter of approximately 45 meters. Local tradition associates it with fairy lore, as suggested by its name and the common Irish belief in such sites as portals to the Otherworld.

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