What is recorded here
Just off the crest of the NE-facing slope of a small NE-SW ridge. Circular overgrown area (diam. 30m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5-4.8m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 1m) S-W and a scarp (H 0.5-1m) elsewhere, with an outer fosse (Wth of top 4.7m; D 0.1m) W-NW. There is no visible entrance. Earthwork (RO006-166----) is c. 25m to the WNW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
indicatedFairy fort / stone ringfort · 392 yd
Enclosure in UsnaEnclosure · 675 yd
Glencarne Househouse · 778 yd
Ancient RoadRoad, road/trackway · 1092 yd
Hughestown WoodForest · 1.3 mi
Longford HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Horse-chestnutHorse-chestnut · 2.6 mi
Castle IslandIslet · 2.7 mi
Moylung Castle (in ruins)Castle, unclassified · 2.8 mi
Erris BayBay · 3.4 mi
Trinity IslandIslet · 3.4 mi
Moon RiverHeritage attraction · 3.9 miOther information
Photo: Credit not shown in the picture search · Rights wording not checked; contact us if this picture should be removed