
What is recorded here
Situated on NE facing slope of rising ground with good views from N-E-S-SW. Ringfort (WM007-079----) 580m WSW. Lough Derravaragh 1km to NE. Levelled ringfort described in 1974 as a sub-circular shaped area (approx. diam. 28m) enclosed by a very poorly preserved earthen bank, with traces of a slight fosse at W. The interior slopes slightly from NW-SE, and has traces of cultivation ridges which run NE-SW. A post 1837 field fence bisects the site from NE-SW. A modern house has been built to the E of the monument. The ringfort has been levelled and is not visible on the 2005 OSI aerial photographs and on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 15 April 2017
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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