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On Warrenscourt Estate, c. 600m to SSW of house (CO083-123----), in damp wooded area. Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Circular mound (diam. 16.6m E-W; H 3.7m) surrounded by moat (Wth 8m) fed by diverted stream. Base of mound faced with stone wall (H 1m); mound planted with beech trees and covered in undergrowth; bricks and slates atop mound may be remains of small structure. Moat (D 0.8m) partially silted up; section of stone-built causeway (L c. 0.6m; Wth c. 0.6m; H c. 0.4m) over moat, topped by flagstone, survives at SE side.
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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