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In pasture, on N-facing slope, on lower northern slopes of Claragh Mountain. Circular area (31m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank planted with mature deciduous trees; bank widest (Wth across top 4m) and most substantial (int. H 2.3m; ext. H 1.4m) SE->NNW; low rise atop scarp elsewhere, sloping gently into interior. Entrance (Wth 3m) to SE. Remains of stone facing on inner bank face to SW. Interior raised on N side (H 2m) to compensate for hillslope; dump of rocks near centre.
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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