What is recorded here
On N-facing slope at the N end of a SW-NE ridge, in rough furzy pasture. The ground to the W and S of the monument is wet and boggy. There are extensive views to from NW-NE. The monument, known locally as ‘the rath’ is overgrown with furze bushes and hawthorn. A raised area (max. diam. 20m; ; diam. at top 15m; H 1.5m) with a slightly dished interior. See attached:
KK030-003----_01 Sketch plan by Kieran Campbell
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 17 July 2023
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK030-003
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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- kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- liam murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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