
What is recorded here
In pasture, on SW-facing slope; on E side of avenue to Ballyegny House. Circular area (diam. c. 45m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.05m), with external fosse (Wth 2.5m) SW->E and counterscarp bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.4m) SW->N. Interior is covered by dense overgrowth of briars and thorn. Field boundary, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map abutting bank at ESE, has been removed.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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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