What is recorded here
Sited on a slight SW-facing slope, in gently undulating and hilly pasture, with good views in all directions. Monument described in 1971 as a small subrectangular-shaped area (diam. 38m) enclosed by a low, steep earth and stone bank which is almost reduced to a scarp. There is no definite trace of a fosse. There is a large disturbance gap in the bank at W and at SSE. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior has a slight W-facing slope.
See attached profile of monument, surveyed and drawn by the ASI
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 15 July 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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