What is recorded here
In pasture, located on a SE-facing slope. This enclosure is not indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; it is shown on the 1922 edition as a penannular hachured area (c. 25-30m N−S; c. 25m E−W), open to SE. According to local information this enclosure was levelled in the late 1970’s or early 1980’s; there is no visible trace at ground level.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 10 June 2020
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
Places near here
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IndicatedEnclosure · 689 yd
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Burial GroundEnclosure · 1.1 mi
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Gull IslandIslet · 3.1 mi
Cloghans CastleCastle, tower house · 4.3 mi
Drummin ForestForest · 4.7 mi
Foxford Woollen MillsHeritage attraction · 4.8 mi
Admiral William BrownMemorial · 4.8 mi
Humbert MonumentMemorial · 4.9 mi
Lough CullinViewpoint · 5.1 miOther information
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