
What is recorded here
On S side of Greenish Island, in pasture, near the confluence of the River Deel and the River Shannon. According to Lewis (1837, 76), ‘a very large temple erected on its [Greenish Island’s] highest point’. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a substantial circular-shaped enclosure (diam. 115m). Levelled monument visible as a circular-shaped cropmark with a possible fosse from WSW-W-WNW on ASIAP taken 2005, on Digital Globe orthophotos taken 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 29/03/2012.
See attached Google Earth orthoimage
Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly
Date of upload: 6 July 2020
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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