What is recorded here
Situated on marshy ground on the E bank of the River Barrow. Not marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A semicircular area (diam. 22m E-W) defined by a scarp (H c. 0.4m) from W-NE. Slight evidence of fosse at W.
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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