
What is recorded here
Oval-shaped flat-topped mound (max H 3.50m, max W at top N-S c. 20m, 14mE-W, max basal dims N-S c. 31m, E-W c. 25m) situated in low lying area in N sector of graveyard and delimited by a wide shallow fosse. Steep sided at N and quarried at W side. Possible motte.
Poorly preserved low square shaped motte (H 3.5m; top diam 14 - 20m; base diam 30m) located in the N sector of Annagharvey graveyard (OF018-017001-) enclosed by a wide flat bottomed fosse with no evidence of a bailey.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
A local castle; wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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