
What is recorded here
An oval-shaped enclosure (dims. 52m SW-NE, 24m SE-NW) defined by a bank (Wth c. 3.5m; int. H c. 0.8m; ext. H c. 1.1m). No evidence of fosse. Not marked on the 1841 or 1909 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Visible on aerial photograph (GSI, S 167-8).
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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