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On a slight rise of ground on poorly drained pasture in undulating pasture with good views in all directions. Slightly raised circular platform (diam. NE-SW 26m; 25.5m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m) and waterlogged fosse (Wth 5.5m; ext. D 0.65) with no evidence of an entrance feature. Old field drains running off waterlogged fosse at N in a NE direction, no break in fosse to suggest an entrance feature. Interior was very wet at time of visit.
On a slight rise of ground on poorly drained pasture in undulating pasture with good views in all directions. Slightly raised circular platform (diam. NE-SW 26m; 25.5m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m) and waterlogged fosse (Wth 5.5m; ext. D 0.65) with no evidence of an entrance feature. Old field drains running off waterlogged fosse at N in a NE direction, no break in fosse to suggest an entrance feature.…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS051-022

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Dublin Castle RIC, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • EamonnPKeane, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • CaitNi, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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