Enclosure in Gorteen (kilcoursey By.)

Site noted during fieldwork on the 29th March 1988 by staff of the SMR office. Described as a 'roughly wedge-shaped earthen enclosure (ext. dims. 25m N-S; 25m E-W) with outer ditch and slightly raised interior. At its highest point on the E corner it stands at a height of 1m. Situated on wet ground. No surface remains of this earthwork survive in area marked on six inch OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011