What is recorded here
Very large enclosure (c. 250m E-W) almost circular and defined by a wide shallow fosse (max. W 11m, max. D 1m) at E and S and by a much smaller one elsewhere. N portion of site appears to be ploughed out. Smaller enclosure (c. 45m E-W) in E sector of site. Site maybe of ecclesiastical nature. Aerial photos (GSI N490/1, N483/2).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF004-014
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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Photo credits
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Douglas P.Bermingham, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Robin Pollard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
- Stephan van Helden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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