What is recorded here
On a N-facing slope in undulating grassland. This irregularly shaped enclosure (c. 75m E-W; c. 70m N-S) is defined by an earthen bank and external fosse. Traces of internal stone-facing are evident on the bank at E and SSW. The fosse only survives from WSW to ENE. A laneway skirts the monument from E to SSW. Numerous gaps in the bank appear to be modern. The N half of the interior is 2m lower than the S half.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA117-027
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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Photo credits
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Brian Nevin, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jason Keane, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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