What is recorded here
Situated on a gentle N/E-facing slope in gently undulating terrain. Circular area (diam. 38m) defined by a bank (Wth 4-4.5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 2-2.2m) and a fosse (Wth 3-4m; H 2.2m below bank) from NE-W, with a counterscarp bank at the E (Wth 1.5m; H 1m). There is no trace of an entrance. The interior is raised slightly higher than the outer ground level.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI030-012
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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