What is recorded here
The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007
Shown on 1908 'OS 6-inch' map as oval rise (indicated by 400 ft contour) enclosed by bank (dims. c. 70m NW-SE, 60m NE-SW). Bank ploughed out c. 30 years ago. Appears to be a small drumlin-like gravel mound.
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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