What is recorded here
In pasture, on a low rise, in an area of undulating grassland. The Deel River, which marks the N boundary of the townland, is located 20m to N.
Raised oval area (41.6m E–W; 32m N–S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 2.2m, at N). The bank is best defined on the W half, with remnants of internal stone facing evident in parts. Stone facing on the external face of the bank at S–SW appears to be the result of incorporation of that section of the bank into a later NW–SE field boundary. There are numerous gaps in the bank, including a break (Wth 1.8m) at ENE, and a break (Wth 2.4m) at SSW; these appear to be the result of erosion by farm stock, and it is not possible to pinpoint the original entrance. The interior has a slight slope down to E.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 25 July 2019
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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