What is recorded here
At the S end of a low NW-SE ridge. Described as a subrectangular or subcircular area (dims c. 51m E-W; c. 40m N-S) defined by an earthen bank and outer fosse (Gannon 1972). It is not visible now at ground level in pasture. Archaeological testing (08E0482) immediately to the W failed to produce any related material (Sweetman 2011).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 2nd Feb. 2011
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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