What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Raheen, County Cork: a 40m circular raised area enclosed by a 2.1m earthen bank, with a shallow external fosse to the south and a 3m gap to the north-northwest. It sits in pasture on an ENE-facing slope, simple enough to walk around and odd enough to stop you mid-stride. The gap may have been a doorway, a dropout, or an invitation; the bank still holds its shape against grass, rain and forgetting.

In pasture, on ENE-facing slope. Circular raised area (diam. 40m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2.1m), with shallow external fosse to S (D 0.4m). Gap (Wth 3m) in bank to NNW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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