What is recorded here
On a gradual W-facing slope just of the crest of a hill in rolling pasture. Field boundaries to N have been removed and a trackway now runs from the former Fortwilliam House, now ruinous, to the corner of field boundaries to SE of enclosure. Ringfort (TS077-059----) visible on hill 360m to E. No visible trace of enclosure at ground level. The monument is not marked on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map and is marked as a D-shaped enclosure on the 2nd (1906) ed. (dims. c. 53m N-S; c. 45m E-W).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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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