What is recorded here

Indicated is a circular earthen fort on a Mayo ridge, its south wall rising like a cliff above an abrupt drop. Blackthorn and hawthorn still choke most of the interior, hiding whatever life or loss shaped the bank. The preserved southern face suggests the site valued defense, visibility, or both.

In pasture, located on top of a ridge, with good views. There is an abrupt fall of ground immediately to SW. Rough circular raised area (diam. c. 35m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.1 at SW, 0.5m at ENE; ext. H 1.1 at ENE, 1.8m at SW), which has a low internal rim n the N half, and is reduced to a scarp on the S half. The external slope at SW has an almost vertical face. There is a low, dilapidated area (Wth c. 2m) in the bank at ENE, which may be the site of an original entrance. A field wall on a NNE−SSW axis crosses the E half of the rath. The perimeter and interior are densely covered by blackthorn and hawthorn scrub, leaving only a small area at SE relatively free of overgrowth. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 March 2021

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