What is recorded here
Situated on a hillock in the valley of a meandering NE-SW section of the Mattock River which is c. 85m to the SE at the closest point. The cropmark of an oval enclosure (dims c. 12m E-W; c. 9m N-S) defined by a single fosse feature with a possible entrance (Wth c. 2m) at SE is visible only on Apple Maps, which utilises a survey conducted by Bluesky International during June 2018. Rath (ME013-067001-) is c. 2m to the NW. It was first reported by Anthony Murphy.
See the attached enhanced aerial view (R) from Apple Maps
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 27 January 2020
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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