What is recorded here
Situated on a SE-facing slope in a coniferous forest on what was the demesne land of Drumhierny Lodge c. 400m to NW. The parkland had been laid out by P. Latouche and was worthy of note (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 214). This is a circular overgrown area (int. diam. 31m N-S; 28.5m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m at S to 5.5m at E; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.2m). There is no visible fosse or entrance. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE027-024010
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- What survives
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Photo credits
- Unknown Weaver, English (active c. 1080), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Suse, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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