What is recorded here
On a gentle N-facing slope in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised oval area (c. 38m NW-SE; c. 25m NE-SW) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.5-2m; H 0.1-0.2m). A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded an intervening fosse and an outer bank, neither of which is visible at ground level. The original entrance is not recognisable. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
On a gentle N-facing slope in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised oval area (c. 38m NW-SE; c. 25m NE-SW) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.5-2m; H 0.1-0.2m). A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded an intervening fosse and an outer bank, neither of which is visible at ground level. The original entrance is not…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF022-016
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- milezero, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sheila1988, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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