What is recorded here
One of a cluster of enclosures on karst on the lower W slopes of Cappanawalla, within a curvilinear field system (CL002-075002-). A subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 47m N-S; c. 50m E-W) defined by a stone wall with a curving field boundary extending from N. A similar-sized enclosure (CL002-093----) lies c. 35m to the W and another (CL002-095----) lies c. 45m to the S. These monuments were noted on Digital Globe (2011-13) by Ros Ó Maolduin and reported to the National Monuments Service.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 23 November 2020
A subcircular stone-walled enclosure in Gleninagh South, likely an early-medieval ringfort, situated within a curvilinear field system on karst terrain; such sites are often associated with local folklore regarding fairy dwellings or ancient settlements.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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