What is recorded here
On a gentle SE-facing slope in pasture. Depicted as the SW end of a rectangular enclosure, aligned NE–SW, on the 1937 and 1914 editions of the OS 6-inch map and designated ‘Fort’ on the 1837 edition. Not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 6 February 2012
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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