What is recorded here
An irregularly shaped platform (dims. c. 26m N-S, c. 33m E-W) situated on top of S side of valley, and defined by a scarp (max H 1m) from E-W, and at NW by a slight scarp with remains of stone wall on top.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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