What is recorded here
Situated in flat, low-lying pasture. Depicted as a circular earthwork and annotated ‘Danish Fort’ on an estate map dating from 1820 (NLI MS 14 A. 25). Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Levelled monument described in 1983 as no surface remains visible. Monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 22 November 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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