What is recorded here
In a scrub-covered area in the Caher Valley, on the lower NE slopes of Slieve Elva. A subcircular enclosure visible on Digital Globe (2011-2013) defined by a wall. On the 1996-2000 OSi MapGenie orthophotograph a conjoined enclosure is visible at NE. The area can be seen as completely scrub-covered on the 2021 Google Earth imagery.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 10 November 2025
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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