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In pasture, on N-facing slope, c. 350m to W of Beechfield House. Depicted as tree ring on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. No visible surface trace of site. Locally known as grove and consisted of circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by low bank (H c. 1m) with shallow external fosse; levelled c. 1976. One of two ringforts (CO025-051---) referred to by Grove White (1905-25, vol. 4, 155) as 'two interesting raths' to W of Pencil Hill House (now Beechfield House) where according to Mr R.H. Spratt, of Pencil Hill, 'when excavating one of these a broken bow, among other relics, was discovered. It is engraved, and in fair condition - considered by Antiquarians as belonging to a very early period'.'
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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