What is recorded here
Not marked on 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map but hachured as a small oval enclosure (dim. c. 20m NW-SE) on subsequent editions Site levelled; no visible surface remains. Possibly a landscape feature.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Rathdaire Housecountry house · 128 yd
Church of the Ascension (Lea)church/chapel · 461 yd
Ashgrove RathFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.1 mi
Enclosure in KilbrackanEnclosure · 1.5 mi
OutlinedCastle, unclassified · 1.6 mi
Wych ElmWych Elm · 2.0 mi
Dangan's WoodWood · 2.4 mi
Emo CourtHeritage attraction · 3.0 mi
Site of CastleCastle, unclassified · 3.0 mi
Church (in Ruins), GraveyardChurch · 3.1 mi
Bog Lake WalkWalking route · 5.6 mi
Bog Oak WalkWalking route · 5.8 miOther information
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