What is recorded here
No visible fortification. Local tradition claims the site marks a dormant fairy stronghold rather than a human home. Aughalin in County Limerick still carries that warning: some places resist explanation because they belong elsewhere.
In level pasture. Circular area (diam. 23m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.8m) with external fosse (D 0.3m; Wth 0.8m). Enclosing element partially covered by overgrowth, otherwise heavily poached by cattle. Field boundary, running E-W, crosses fosse on S side. Interior partially under grass, partially covered by overgrowth. At centre is low mound (H 0.2m; diam. 3m).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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