What is recorded here
Marked only on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a small hachured feature. Located at the crest of the N end of a low NW-SE ridge. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 15.5m N-S) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank with some stones (Wth of top 2.8m; Wth of base 4.3-5.3m; int. H 0.2-0.3m; ext. H 0.3-0.9m), which has been removed SW-NW. It may be a ring-barrow, and it has been removed since 1996 (Bing c. 2013).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
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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