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In pasture, on gentle S-facing slope. Circular area (45.5m N-S; 43.5m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.65m); external fosse (D 0.15m) NNE->SE. Bank stone-faced internally, partially hidden due to slippage and overgrowth. Entrance (Wth 3m) to SSE; modern gap (Wth 2m) in bank to NNE. Fosse survives as slight slope down to base of bank. Interior slopes down very gently to S; souterrain (CO041-11802-) in N quadrant; low ridge (L 26m N-S; Wth 5m E-W) extends from c. 10m S of N bank through centre towards entrance to SSE.
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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