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In pasture, on NNW-facing slope. Circular area (28.7m E-W; 28.5m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (H 2m); shallow external fosse to E. Bank stone-faced in parts externally. Gap (Wth 1.5m) in bank to N; approach defined by low ridge on either side; cairn of field clearance stones dumped outside entrance beyond ridges. Stone-faced field boundary (H 1.1m) to SW and NW, 8m outside bank and concentric with it. Interior cut into hillside on SSE side and raised on NNW side to compensate for hillslope; crossed by remains of cultivation ridges on N-S axis.
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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