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These partially peat-covered features are located on the N and W slopes of Kilmashogue Mountain. They comprise a network of drystone-built walls stretching for c. 1km. The main axis of the earlier co-axial system runs NW-SE cutting across the contours with a focus, on the summit. The second system radiates from a subcircular enclosure in a naturally level platform on the N slopes of the mountain. This impressive enclosure (int. diam. c. 60m) is defined by a drystone-built wall (Wth 2m; H 1m). The interior has uneven stony areas. Aerial photographic coverage of the site indicates a central internal enclosure (OS Flight 9, 2271). There is an opening in the NW. Field walls radiate from the enclosure at the NE, SSE, SSW and W and across the main field system running NW-SE (Cooney 1985, 28-30). The scale of the earlier co-axial field system and the occurrence of megalithic tombs in the vicinity suggests that it is of prehistoric date and unique within the county. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 28 July 2018