What is recorded here
In low-lying pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised subcircular area (c. 45m N-S; c. 40m E-W) enclosed by a collapsed stone wall (Wth 1.8-2.6m; H 0.4-0.8m). A report in 1976 (SMR file) recorded an external fosse, which is no longer identifiable. The original entrance is not recognisable. The monument is densely overgrown with scrub.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF022-038
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Photo credits
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sailko, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
- David Baird, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Baird, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sheila1988, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arno-nl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Christopher Hilton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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