First documented on the Ordnance Survey 6-inch map of 1842, this site was marked as a large rectangular enclosure, suggesting it once held considerable importance in the local area. Today, the most substantial surviving element is found along the northwest bank, where a section of the original structure has been incorporated into a modern field fence standing about 2 metres high.

The rest of the enclosure has fared less well against time and agricultural activity. Where once substantial earthworks likely defined the boundaries of this rectangular space, only the faintest traces of banks can now be detected by trained archaeological eyes. These subtle undulations in the ground surface hint at the enclosure’s original extent and form, though they require careful observation to distinguish from natural features in the landscape.

This site forms part of the rich archaeological heritage of West Cork, documented in the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork, Volume 1, published in 1992. The enclosure’s rectangular shape and substantial size suggest it may have served as an early medieval farmstead, a livestock enclosure, or perhaps a ceremonial space, though its exact function remains uncertain without excavation. Such sites are valuable windows into Ireland’s past, showing how the landscape has been continuously shaped and reshaped by human activity over centuries.