What is recorded here
Situated on a slight rise, in gently undulating pasture, with good views in all directions. Annotated ‘Fort’ on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map where it is depicted as a small circular-shaped tree-lined enclosure outlined by two concentric lines. Depicted on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped tree-planted earthwork (approx. diam. 34m). Monument described in 1971 as no surface remains visible.
Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.
Date of upload: 21 August 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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