What is recorded here
Fairy fort in Caherdowney: earthen fence, deep fosse, half an acre on Jerry Kelliher's land. Whether a home, a refuge or a boundary marker, the ring still asks to be walked, not dismissed.
According to Broker (1937, 44) on Jerry Kelliher's land 'fort nearly 1/2 acre, earthen fence, fosse deep'. Not located.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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