What is recorded here

Westropp drew a D-shaped bawn in Gorteen during 1914-16, puzzled that no cliff, road or water forced the odd curve. The land has since become improved pasture under beech woodland, hiding the stones from ordinary sight. That absent line still belongs to the hill, waiting for rain, memory or patience to reveal why human hands broke the natural circle.

In improved pasture, on a very gentle E-facing slope with rock outcrop close to the surface. A beech woodland with obvious rock outcropping; stone deposits are located to the immediate N. Recorded by Westropp (1914-16, 65-6) as a small enclosure which he labelled ‘D’ on his map ‘Gorteen Group of Forts’. He describes it as ‘a bawn, D-shaped in plan, with nothing in the site to necessitate this shape’. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Not visible at ground level. According to local information this land was improved during the 1960s/70s. Compiled by: Mary Tunney, Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 29 January 2018

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