Moated site in Gorteenatarriff

In reclaimed pasture, on SSE-facing slope. Square area (40m NNE-SSW; 39m WSW-ENE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.7m) with external fosse (D 0.8m); field boundary skirts fosse on NNW and N sides. Break in bank to S, W and at NE corner; break to NE and W used as access for farm machinery. Fosse flat-bottomed and waterlogged; from SW corner, leat extends S across field. Interior slopes down gently to SSE; barely perceptible rise noted at centre. Listed by Barry (1981, 83, no. 41). 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