What is recorded here
On top of a broad, low NNW-SSE ridge. Circular grass-covered platform (diam. of top 11.5m E-W; diam. of base 14.2m; H 0.8-0.9m) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 4.6-6.1m; Wth of base 1.9-3.4m; D 0.65-1.1m) from an outer bank with some scrub (Wth 4.4-6m; ext. H 0.4-1.15m). There is no visible entrance (max. ext. diam. 30m E-W).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Embanked enclosure; date uncertain but likely Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its defensive or ceremonial function, typical of such enclosures in the Irish landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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