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In pasture, on break in N-facing slope, at foot of Claragh mountain. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured circular raised area (diam. c. 25m) with external fosse S->N on 1904 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps. Slight rise visible in area of site; according to local information levelled c. 1966. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 316) as 'practically levelled' single-ramparted fort (diam. c. 35yd) on C. O'Sullivan's land, with interior c. 18in higher than outside field level. According to Broker (1937, 45), most eastern fort on C. O'Sullivan's land is the largest of the two and has a 'double fence' and 'deep moat'. Second ringfort (CO039-04101-) in same field to W.
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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