What is recorded here
Possible enclosure visible on aerial photo (ACAP V 300 738/7). Situated in valley bottom, close to river, in heavily wooded area. Site not reached because of inaccessibility due to tree-planting.
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
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Ballyhuppahane Methodist Churchchurch/chapel · 1.6 mi
Capard Houseornamental canal/lake · 2.0 mi
OutlinedHillfort · 2.1 mi
Turrets (in Ruins)Bawn · 2.1 mi
CastleCastle, unclassified · 2.2 mi
BaunreaghcongMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Slieve Bloom MountainsMountain range · 3.8 mi
Sitka SpruceSitka Spruce · 4.5 mi
Kilmanman church (in Ruins), GraveyardChurch · 4.9 mi
Slieve Bloom WayWalking route · 6.7 mi
Giant's Grave LoopWalking route · 6.8 miOther information
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