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In pasture, on W-facing slope. Roughly circular, slightly raised area (42mE-W; 39m N-S) enclosed by substantial earthen bank (int. H 2.6m; ext. H 3.7m), with external fosse (D 1.3m); low counterscarp bank (max. H 1.4m) E->W, replaced by field fence W->E. Gaps (Wth c. 2m) in bank to E (with poorly defined causeway), SSE and SW. Cultivation ridges cross interior on NW-SE axis; in SE quadrant two grass-covered ridges (H 0.6m; L 12m), 4m apart, extend from base of bank towards centre; irregularly-shaped grass-covered rise inside W bank. Standing stone (6813) inside bank to NE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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