What is recorded here
Located on a gentle W-facing slope towards the S end of a slight N-S ridge. An oval enclosure (int. dims c. 60m N-S; c. 50m E-W) defined by a substantial fosse (Wth c. 4m) is visible on iMAPs (2022). It is also visible on Google Earth (18/07/2021) and Digital Globe (2013-18). The perimeter SW-NW is c. 20m distant from a lane depicted on the historical maps, and the enclosure was first reported by Jean Charles Caillére. See the attached enhanced views from _01 iMAPs (2022) and _03 Google Earth (18/07/2021)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 6 June 2023
Located on a gentle W-facing slope towards the S end of a slight N-S ridge. An oval enclosure (int. dims c. 60m N-S; c. 50m E-W) defined by a substantial fosse (Wth c. 4m) is visible on iMAPs (2022). It is also visible on Google Earth (18/07/2021) and Digital Globe (2013-18). The perimeter SW-NW is c. 20m distant from a lane depicted on the historical maps, and the enclosure was first reported by Jean Charles…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX035-101
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ryanforsyth9, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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