What is recorded here

Cranavonane Fort is a large flat-topped mound in County Carlow, measuring forty metres across and rising five metres high. It may be a natural glacial hillock rather than a built fort, yet people still call it a fort because its shape suggests human making. The name persists in aerial photographs and local memory, turning uncertain origin into familiar identity.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Large high flat-topped mound (diam. c. 40m; H 3m-5m). Possibly formed by cutting back glacial hillock. Aerial photograph (GB89.Y10.) shows 'Cranavonane Fort' (Barrett 1989).

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