What is recorded here
Natural terracing and no archaeological features visible. A previous report describes the site as a rath consisting of a 'circular area (LA035-026001-) surrounded by a very low earthen bank with no trace of a possible fosse. The maximum height of the bank is 0.35m. The diameter is 31.5m. Two small, low banked earthen…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA035-026002
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