What is recorded here

Knockagolig holds a broad earthen ring where a thief may have hidden gold, according to local story. The bank rises two metres above a waterlogged ditch, breaking only at the east and south-west entrances. A blocked passage and sloping ground suggest people moved through the interior before forgetting the names of the doors.

In pasture, on gentle W-facing slope. Circular area (51.2m E-W; 49.6m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.9m); external fosse (D 0.6m). Break in bank to E (Wth 1.6m) and to SW (Wth 2.05m); latter break appears to have once extended 3.1m further to S and is now blocked by low, narrow bank. Grass-covered remains of limekiln in bank to SSE. Fosse waterlogged. Possible Man-made underground passage (CO015-159---) in interior; S half of interior slopes down to S. Locally known as 'Lisagodee (Lios-a-ghadaigh-fort of the thief)' (Bowman 1934, 381-2). 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

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