
What is recorded here
Near the top of a SE slope in undulating mixed improved pasture and scrub. Indicated on both the first (1842) and Cassini (1920) editions of the OS 6-inch map. Described when inspected in 1999 as a partly levelled, subcircular enclosure (int. diams. c. 31m E-W; 28m N-S) defined NNE-ESE by a broad bank of earth and stone (Wth 4-5.5m; int. H 1m; max. ext. H 2.5m), with some of the material at its top possibly deriving from field clearance. A natural stony scarp ran NE-E and a modern wall overlay the perimeter at the N and S. The W half of the enclosure had been levelled the interior was stony and uneven.
Subsequent aerial imagery (e.g. DigitalGlobe and GeoHive Aerial Premium 2013-2018) suggests the enclosing element has been removed SW-N-SE but that the original enclosing wall may survive under scrub cover SE-S-SW where it form part of the townland boundary with Sheshodonnell East to the S.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott
Date of upload: 31 March 2023
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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