What is recorded here
Not visible at ground level. Site located in centre of triangular shaped multi-ramparted ringfort (OF039-002001-) which was bulldozed in the 1970's. According to the ITA Survey (1943) the Man-made underground passage was blocked up in the 18th-century and was located in the centre of the ringfort.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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