Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Castlenode

At the bottom of a N-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area (int. dims 28.7m WNW-ESE; 26.6m NNE-SSW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4-5.2m; H 0.2m) NW-E-SW which is best preserved (Wth 3.3m; H 0.5m) SE-SW. There is no visible fosse but there is an entrance gap (Wth 3m) at NE. The monument is cut by a NNE-SSW field wall at W and does not survive W of this feature. A rectangular house-site (RO029-146002-) (int. dims 10.9m NW-SE; 3.5m NE-SW) defined by the base of grass-covered stone walls (Wth 0.5-0.7m; H 0.2m) is c. 50m to the SE. Rath (RO029-076001-) is c. 200m to the SE. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010