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Depicted as trapezoidal enclosure (c. 30m NW-SE; max. L c. 25m NE-SW) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, immediately to N of quarry. Levelled; scarp forming SW (L c. 22m) and SE (L c. 15m) sides defines level area of interior; N half of interior incorporated into grounds of bungalow. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 81) as fort on summit of small hill on Mr Murphy's land: 'an irregular quadrangle, the sides being 28 yards, 26 yards, 19 yards and 18 yards'.
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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