What is recorded here
In pasture, on top of a ridge. A raised circular area (33m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m). An external fosse (Wth 4.3m; D 0.2m) is evident along the NW arc. The interior slopes gently down from the edge towards the centre. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL032-136002-) in the SW quadrant.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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