Visible only on the 1939 Ordnance Survey six-inch map, this feature measured approximately 40 metres north to south and 30 metres east to west. Today, no trace of it can be seen above ground; the land has reclaimed what was once a clearly defined boundary, leaving only the cartographic evidence of its existence.

Just 60 metres to the northeast sits a moated site, catalogued as CO111-022 in the archaeological records. These two features together paint a picture of medieval occupation in this part of West Cork, where such enclosures typically served as defensive homesteads for Anglo-Norman settlers or prosperous Irish families. Moated sites were particularly common in Ireland between the 13th and 14th centuries, consisting of farmsteads surrounded by water-filled ditches that provided both defence and drainage.

The proximity of these two sites suggests they may have been related, perhaps representing different phases of occupation or complementary structures within a larger medieval complex. While the rectangular enclosure has vanished from the landscape, its ghost on old maps serves as a reminder of the layers of history hidden beneath Ireland’s fields and pastures. The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork, first published in 1992, continues to document these fleeting traces of the past, preserving knowledge of sites that might otherwise be forgotten entirely.