What is recorded here
Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture. Ringfort (WM025-136----) lies c. 65m to SE. A circular earthwork outlined by a scarp with a long L-shaped ruin in the interior , annotated 'fort' on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map. Monument described in 1971 as an earthwork known locally as the ‘little fort’ which is located in the W corner of the field which contains ringfort (WM025-136----). According to local information this monument was levelled a number of years ago. The land has been drained recently and many small stones are scattered across the site.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 24 September 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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