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Hchured

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Situated at the end of a low ridge on partially reclaimed grassland with good views of the surrounding countryside. Townland boundary with Ellenstown 80m to E and mound barrow (WM009-0035----) 300m to N. Monument depicted on 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map as a small mound enclosed by a fosse and outer enclosing berm.…

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Situated at the end of a low ridge on partially reclaimed grassland with good views of the surrounding countryside. Townland boundary with Ellenstown 80m to E and mound barrow (WM009-0035----) 300m to N. Monument depicted on 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map as a small mound enclosed by a fosse and outer enclosing berm. Described in 1973 as a ringfort consisting of a low circular mound (approx. diam. 7m) enclosed by a shallow internal fosse and flat berm (approx. diam. 35m N-S; 21m E-W) the outer edge of which is defined by a low earthen bank and external fosse. The presence of the circular-shaped mound in the centre of the monument suggests that this monument represent the remains of burial site rather than a ringfort. The mound in the centre of the site was described in 1976 as an unusual feature the purpose of which was uncertain. The mound could represent the remains of a burial mound enclosed by an internal fosse with berm and external fosse. The profile of the monument suggests that this site may be the remains of a barrow. The mound could be a later landscape feature built onto the interior of a platform type ringfort as hinted at in the 1973 site report.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM014-001

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