What is recorded here
Situated towards the N edge of an undulating plateau with rock outcrop and stone field walls. An oval embanked enclosure is depicted on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘fort’, and it is depicted as an oval field on the 1907 edition. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 51m E-W; 36.5m N-S) defined by a drystone wall, incorporating an older wall (Wth of base 2.3m; Wth of top 0.9m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.3m) at NE. The original entrance is not identified.
Situated towards the N edge of an undulating plateau with rock outcrop and stone field walls. An oval embanked enclosure is depicted on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘fort’, and it is depicted as an oval field on the 1907 edition. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 51m E-W; 36.5m N-S) defined by a drystone wall, incorporating an older wall (Wth of base…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO025-014
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Photo credits
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Dean Molyneaux, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Shane Killen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Scoil Náisiúnta Ultán NaomhthaSchool · 933 ydCloghaphookaMegalithic tomb · 1533 ydCashelFairy fort / stone ringfort · 1550 yd
Annagleve National SchoolSchool · 1648 ydFincarn HillMountain / peak · 1.3 miIllanshivansIslet · 1.5 miThe CrescentMemorial · 2.9 miMonaghan WayWalking route · 3.0 mi
Blaney CastleCastle · 3.1 mi
Lough MucknoLake and park landscape · 3.5 mi
Crane IslandIsland · 4.0 mi
Mannan Castle (in ruins)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 5.6 miMore archaeology and monuments in County Monaghan · All of County Monaghan
What do you know about this place?