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In pasture, atop rise. Circular, saucer-shaped platform (29.5m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by scarp with internal lip (int. H 0.25m); shallow external fosse; outer earthen bank (H 1.65m). Break in outer bank to NNE (Wth 0.8m), SE (Wth 2m) and W (Wth 0.8m). Gap to SE corresponds with gentle sloping ramp from interior to surrounding field, may be ancient. Cultivation ridges cross interior on N-S axis; souterrain (CO105-02402-) in NW quadrant.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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