Earthwork in Loughgur

In flat gently undulating wet pasture 18m NW of the junction of three townlands (Loughgur, Moohane and Kilcullane). The site is located 1km SE of the Carraig Aille stone forts (LI032-053002-/003-) at Lough Gur. The site is part of a complex of archaeological monuments comprising of a multi-vallate ringfort (LI032-071001-) with possible settlement earthworks (LI032-071004-) abutting the SE side; with an earthwork (LI032-071003-) located 30m NW of the ringfort (LI032-071001-). The site is not depicted on historic OSi maps. Identified (LI032-071003-) by Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 177; AP 4/3606) as an earthwork NW of a ringfort (LI032-071001-), the site appears as a circular dark area in the photo suggesting a pond or negative feature. The circular feature (ext. diam. c. 18m N-S; 17m E-W) is visible on the OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12; Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and Google Earth orthoimages taken 05/04/2006; 25/03/2017; 28/06/2018 and 20/09/2020. See attached Bruff survey image labelled Bruff 177 and Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 19 November 2020 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 349/1 taken 13/09/2002.