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In pasture, atop natural rise at W side of new line of Owenbaun River. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Natural scarp to S appears to defines area of site on S side; low rise (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.3m) to N may mark line of levelled bank. According to Bowman (1934, 357) one of two levelled single-ramparted forts (CO030-145---) on Mr McCarthy's land.
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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