What is recorded here

Indicated was a quarter-acre fairy fort on Cornelius O'Sullivan's land, mapped as a circular enclosure in 1842 before disappearing entirely. It sat above a sharp fall to a small stream, perhaps hiding people from rain or simply waiting for the right moon. The earth took back its shape, leaving only the memory of a boundary that once held something precious.

In pasture, above sharp fall of ground down to small stream on E side. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; indicated as semicircular curve (S->N) in field fence on 1904 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Levelled; no visible surface trace. According to Broker (1937, 49) on Cornelius O'Sullivan's land is 'fort 1/4 acre'. 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

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