Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Toberclare

Situated on a slight WSW-facing slope, in pasture with good views to SW and NW. Bivallate ringfort described in 1971 and 1976 as a circular-shaped area (diam. 33m) enclosed by an inner bank, an intervening fosse and an outer bank. The bank is substantial (ext. H 1-1.5m) and is well preserved, except where denuded either side of the causewayed entrance (Wth at top 6.8m; basal Wth 4.5m) at E. There is a wide, deep U-shaped fosse with a corresponding causeway (Wth at top 4m; overall Wth 6.4m; H 1.1m) at E. There is an outer bank visible from E-SE-SSE with a wide space (approx. Wth 6m) between it and the intervening fosse. A curvilinear field fence is visible from SSE-S-WSW and appears to have been created out of the outer bank. There is a disturbance depression inside the inner bank at NNW. The interior has a slight N-facing slope with cultivation ridges running N-S. Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 16 July 2019