What is recorded here

Promontory fort stands on a narrow neck in County Cork, where late medieval defences still guard the edge. Westropp measured a straight fosse forty feet long and six feet deep at the ends, but erosion has reduced that sharp cut to a barely perceptible dip. Casey suspected a house site within the fort, suggesting people lived beside the sea rather than merely passing it. The coast has taken much of the shape, yet the narrow neck and remaining defences still mark a place built to resist approach.

Narrow neck of promontory defended by late medieval defences (CO145-002---). According to Westropp (1914, 115), on landward side of these defences, there was a 'straight fosse 40 feet long, 8 feet wide and 6 feet deep at the ends'; this is now a barely perceptible dip in ground- eroded at edges. Casey (2003, 70) noted a possible house site (CO145-003001-) in the interior of the fort. 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. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 25 February 2015

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