What is recorded here
On an E-facing slope in an area of mixed farming with bogland visible from NW to E. This oval enclosure (77.5m NE-SW; 65m NW-SE), in fair condition, is defined by an earthen bank which is overlain from S to WSW by a field fence. A number of hawthorn bushes are growing on the bank. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at N, E and SE. An earthen bank running NE-SW through the centre of the interior appears to be an associated internal division.
On an E-facing slope in an area of mixed farming with bogland visible from NW to E. This oval enclosure (77.5m NE-SW; 65m NW-SE), in fair condition, is defined by an earthen bank which is overlain from S to WSW by a field fence. A number of hawthorn bushes are growing on the bank. Quarrying has encroached upon the monument at N, E and SE. An earthen bank running NE-SW through the centre of the interior appears to…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA100-005
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- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- JohnArmagh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Brian Shaw, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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