What is recorded here
On a gentle S-facing slope of a WNW-ESE drumlin ridge. Described (Gannon 1972) as a subcircular area (dims 48m E-W; 42m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and outer fosse, with traces of an outer bank at S. There was an entrance (Wth 3.5m) and causeway at E. It has been removed since the 1970s, and it is now visible as a grass-covered depression (dims 48m E-W; 42m N-S; D 0.3-0.4m). Rath (RO029-061----) is c. 200m to the W and rath (RO029-062----) is c. 130m to the NW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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