What is recorded here
Situated on a marked SW-facing slope. Oval enclosure (dims. 21m NE-SW; 20m NW-SE) defined by a shaly earthen bank (Wth 2m; H 0.4-0.8m; max. H 1.25m) with a low boulder revetment along the SE-S where there is a sharp scarp. A hut circle (max. diam. 7.5m) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 1.1-1.5m) and line of boulders lie in the N portion of the interior. No indication of an entrance or external fosse.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI039-008
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Jonathan Billinger, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 2.5
- Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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