What is recorded here
In a field of relict cultivation ridges on an ESE-facing slope, just above a small disused quarry. A small rectangular area (15m NW-SE; 13m NE-SW) is defined by a regular, well-preserved bank of earth and stone (int H 0.6m; ext H 1.2m) with an entrance gap (Wth 1m) in NE side, and by a shallow outer fosse (Wth 1m). The interior is slightly raised above surrounding ground level.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 24 July 2012
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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