What is recorded here
In pasture within the SE quadrant of ringfort (LI048-063----) known locally as 'Moorestown fort'. Not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Annotated ‘Cave’ on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map where it is shown as a circular-shaped opening (diam. c. 3m) in SE quadrant of ringfort. Westropp (1916/17, 23) noted the presence of a Man-made underground passage inside Moorestown fort. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages.
See attached Google Earth orthoimages.
Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick
Date of upload: 2 September 2021
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Palatine's RockNamed rock · 1.1 mi
Ballinvreena LoopVisitor information · 1.2 mi
Ballyhoura WayWalking route · 1.4 mi
Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.4 mi
Treada Na Ríogh (The Moat), hachuredCastle, motte · 1.5 mi
Ballyhoura tourist informationVisitor information · 1.5 mi
SlievereaghMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Edmund's WellSpring · 2.7 miOther information
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