What is recorded here
Situated on high ground in undulating countryside. Roughly circular area(N-S diam 35m; E-W 32m approx.) enclosed by an earth and stone bank(W 1.50m; Int.H. 1m; ext H. 1m) which is totally destroyed from West to North with no evidence of an outer fosse or entrance feature. Field boundary intersects Northern side of site, enclosing bank has several large upright stones in bank construction giving it a cashel like appearance.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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