Concentric enclosure in Rathellin, County Carlow

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Aerial photographs (CUCAP BDH 89, 90; GB90.AT.15, 30 May 1990) show cropmark of two concentric widely spaced banks each with narrow defining fosses on both sides (max. diam. c. 50m). No visible trace at ground level. Cropmarks are faint but very regular. Treble ring-barrow or ring-ditch site c 100m to NW (CW016-093----). See attached Google Earth image (imagery date 14 July 2018) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In this instance the entry has been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 January 2020

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW016-007

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