What is recorded here

Doonglara; Hachured stands as an oval hillfort on the northern foothills of Slievereagh Mountain, overlooking the Limerick lowlands with a visible circuit of surviving ramparts. Two simple gaps break the eastern and western walls, perhaps inviting traders or threatening neighbours into its pasture-filled interior. Small circular shadows in aerial photography hint at lost hut structures, suggesting ordinary lives once turned this prominent ridge into a home rather than a forgotten mound.

The hillfort was recently described in the Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland as following; 'Overlooking the Limerick lowlands and with excellent views to the N, E and W, an oval hillslope fort with a total site footprint of approximately 1.3ha is positioned in a highly visible area just off the summit of a hilltop at the N foothills of Slievereagh Mountain. Univallate for the entire circuit with two simple entrance gaps in the E and W. No internal features recorded, although a number of small, circular features at the centre of the fort are apparent in aerial photography. These may represent hut structures. Ramparts survive well throughout the circuit. The external ditch is apparent in the W and is not visible for the remainder of the circuit. A track-way abutting the external ditch at the W also represents a townland boundary. The interior is under pasture. First map depiction in first edition Ordnance Survey mapping. More detailed earthwork survey in second edition Ordnance Survey mapping.' (http://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/records/IR0916.html) Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 30 January 2020

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