What is recorded here
In gently undulating pasture and rock outcrop, overlooking the River Shannon estuary and the confluence with the River Maigue, c. 1km to NNE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Identified as an enclosure on aerial photography taken by Michael Moore 04/03/2006. Monument is visible as a D-shaped enclosure (35m NE-SW; 22m NW-SE) on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/02/2009 and Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 05/02/2009
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 22 June 2020
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI004-036
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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