What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope near the summit of a hill, in pasture, with good views to NE, SE and SW. Depicted on the revised 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map as a large suboval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1971 as a very large, D-shaped area (dims. 57.5m NNE-SSW; approx. 75m WNW-ESE) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank, an intervening fosse with traces of an outer bank. The inner bank is very high and steep and has several disturbance gaps and a large portion has been quarried away at SSE. The intervening fosse is wide, deep and steep-sided. There is a very slight and fragmentary earthen outer bank visible from NE-E-SE. The original entrance is not recognisable, although there is a gap (Wth at top 6.1m; basal Wth 1.6m) at NNE and a wide gap (Wth at top 9m; basal Wth 4.2m) at S which may be indicative, although there is no visible trace of a causeway at either location. The interior has a sharp SE-facing slope. Monument is visible today as a large oval-shaped tree-lined earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 06 November 2019

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.