Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bracknahevla

Situated on a very slight rise, in gently undulating pasture. Monument described in 1971 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 35m) enclosed by a bank and external fosse with a gap (Wth at top 3.7m; basal Wth 1.1m) at SSE which probably represents the entrance. A second gap at NE appears to be relatively modern. The earth and stone bank is steep on the exterior, although is almost reduced to a scarp and has several slight disturbance gaps. There is a modern stone wall extending along the exterior of the scarp and covering the outer lip of the fosse from W-NNW. A modern earth and stone field fence is built against the foot of the scarp from S-W. The interior is divided into two almost equal parts by a modern stone wall running ENE-WSW. There is a complex of mounds and banks of earth and stone in the N quadrant which do not form any recognisable plan. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 28 August 2019