Embanked enclosure

On the Rathcroghan plateau. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 43.8m E-W; 40m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.7m at W to 1. 6m at N; ext. H 1.2-1.6m) and an outer flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 5m at S to 8.2m at N; Wth of base 1.5m at S to 4.5m at N; D 0.4-0.5m). It is circumscribed by relict field banks NW-E-S. The entrance (Wth 1.4m) and slight causeway (Wth 2.6m) are at SE. Barrows (RO022-057017-; RO022-057020-) are c. 110m and c. 60m to the N and NNE respectively, and barrows (RO022-057074-; RO022-057075-; RO022-057076-) are c. 75m - c. 110m to the S. (Knox 1914a, 31-2, Rath 1; Herity 1983, 132, Glenballythomas 11; 1987a, fig. 27, Glenballythomas 1; Waddell 1983, 29, No. 12)) This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 473 See the attached aerial image taken from the N. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010