What is recorded here
On a shelf on the E-facing slopes of a drumlin. Circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. c. 30m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. c. H 1m) NW-E-SSW, which has been removed elsewhere, and an outer fosse (Wth of top 3.5-4.5m; D 0.4m generally to 0.8m at S) NW-N and E-SSW. There is an outer bank (Wth 3.8m; ext. H 0.4m) SE-SSW, but there is no visible entrance. Rath (RO012-015----) is c. 200m to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
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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