What is recorded here
Situated in undulating countryside. Marked on the 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (max. diam. c. 30m). It is defined by a low bank (ext. H c. 0.8m). No evidence of fosse or original entrance.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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