What is recorded here
Situated on the spine of a NNW-SSE ridge. It is depicted as an embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 45m) described as a ‘fort’ in gothic lettering only on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A fragment of a bank (H c. 0.2m) was visible in the SE angle of a field in 1984. The field bank on the S side has been removed but the rath can be seen as a circular feature (diam. c. 35m) defined by what is probably a fosse feature on Bing images (2013).
Situated on the spine of a NNW-SSE ridge. It is depicted as an embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 45m) described as a ‘fort’ in gothic lettering only on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A fragment of a bank (H c. 0.2m) was visible in the SE angle of a field in 1984. The field bank on the S side has been removed but the rath can be seen as a circular feature (diam. c. 35m) defined by what is probably a fosse…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO031-071
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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