Earthwork in Dromdowney Lower

This earthwork is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000, 495) under the entry (no. 14200) for a moated site (CO024-153002-). It is described as 'numerous linear features formed by low banks and fosses in same field to E and S of moated site, extend S to church site (CO024-15603-) and burial ground (CO024-15602-). These include (a) rectangular area (c. 20m N-S; c. 14m E-W) defined by low earthen bank with shallow external fosse; low outer bank on N side curves around NW corner and turns W, for c. 40m, to join SE corner of moated site; E bank of enclosure extends beyond enclosure to N and S, for short distance. (b) immediately to W of (a) is low earthen bank extending N for c. 30m and S for c. 86m; at S end it forms right angle and extends c. 14m to E, terminating at E field boundary. (c) extending S from S end of (b) and joining up with E bank of church enclosure (CO024-15603-) is low earthen bank (Wth 4m; L 32m). (d) extending W from S end of (b) to field boundary to W, is shallow fosse (D 0.5m; Wth 0.8m) with low earthen bank (H 0.6m) on N side. (e) in SE corner of field, is mound (c. 22m N-S and c. 12m E-W; H 1 to 1.5m) with long axis NNW-SSE; with central linear depression on N-S axis. (f) c. 12m to S of moated site is sub-square raised area (8m N-S; 8m E-W; H 0.5m) with top surface uneven. Area between this feature and field boundary to W is very wet.' 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