What is recorded here
Described by O'Kelly (1944, 16) as following; 'This is a circular platform surrounded by a fosse. The entrance is on the E. side where a causeway and ramp lead on to the platform. The greatest height of the latter over the fosse-bottom is 6' [1.8m] and the overall diameter is 150' [45.7m]'. Depicted as a pond on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 09 August 2019
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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