What is recorded here
On a rise in a low-lying landscape. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 44.8m N-S; 42.9m E-W) defined by an earthen bank with some bushes (Wth 3.2-5.4m; int. H 0.25-0.35m; ext. H 0.85-1.5m) NNW-ESE, and a rounded fosse (Wth of top 3.2-5m; Wth of base 1.5m; int. D 0.2-0.5m; ext. D 0.2-0.45m) NE-S-NW. There is a causeway (Wth 4m) at ESE, and the outer edge of the fosse is truncated at S by an E-W field bank and hedge.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO039-036
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Irishrover1980, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Sarah777 at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- AmandaMcCrann, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- Christopher Hilton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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