What is recorded here
In low-lying, level pasture. Reported by Jean-Charles Caillere. Visible on Google Earth aerial imagery (20-1-2019) as a circular enclosure (est. diam. c. 35m) defined by a low scarp. A later field boundary runs NNE-SSW across the W-limits.
See attached image: RO055-058----_01 Google Earth aerial image (20-1-2019)
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 2 February 2023
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
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