Earthwork in Ballinstona North

In partially reclaimed poorly drained pasture 15m N of the townland boundary with Ballinstona South. Ruins of Ballinstona House lie 160m to NE. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as circular-shaped earthwork. Shown on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as a raised roughly circular-shaped area (dims. c. 22m NW-SE; 20m NE-SW) defined by a scarp. Outline of monument is visible as a circular shaped area defined by a fosse visible on OSi orthophoto taken between 2005-2012 and on Google Earth orthoimage dated 14/09/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 4 May 2021