What is recorded here
Situated on a SE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 31m E-W; 30m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.5-4.5m; int. H 0.8-1.5m; ext. H 1m at N (upslope) to 2m at S), which is incorporated into a field bank at N. There is no visible fosse, but there is a possible original entrance (Wth 2.6m) at E. It is planted with coniferous trees.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA007-043
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Peter Taylor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- ethics girl, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Murphy ( talk · contribs ), Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yosemite, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- MainlyTwelve, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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