What is recorded here
On a rise of a broad plateau. Raised D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 49m ENE-WSW; 34m NNW-SSE) defined by a scarp (H 1.3-1.8m), with slight traces of a bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.3m) NNE-E and WSW-WNW, separated by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 6-7.2m; Wth of base 2-3.5m; D 0.2-0.9m) from an outer bank (Wth 3m; H 0.2m) which only survives NNE-ENE and SSW-SW. The entrance ramp (Wth 1.3m) and causeway (Wth 4m) are at W. The site is truncated by a quarry at N (L 30m), and it is surrounded by a field bank SW-N-SE. The later field system (RO027-056002-) is c. 100m to the NE.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO027-056001
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Picture notes
- Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sawyer777, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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