
What is recorded here
On the NW slope of Knockaunsmountain within a large field system (CL004-027001-). A hexagonal enclosure (c. 40m N-S: c. 40m E-W) defined by a bank and visible on Ordnance Survey ortho photography (2013-2018). The enclosure is bisected by the NW-SE townland and barony boundary.
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CL004-116----.jpg Ordnance Survey ortho photo (2013-2018)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 20 April 2021
A hexagonal early-medieval ringfort (rath) located on the NW slope of Knockaunsmountain, likely dating to between the 6th and 10th centuries. No specific folklore is recorded for this site, though it may have been associated with local traditions of fairy forts or ancient habitation.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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