What is recorded here
Situated in upland area on wet marshy land. Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. An oval area (dims. c. 21.6m N-S, 18.4m E-W) with slight evidence of bank from NW-E. No other visible surface remains.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
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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