What is recorded here

Located on the N-facing slope of Saggart Hill at a point known as Knockaniller. Shown on the 1843 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure. This site lay to the SW of the passage tombs at Knockaniller (DU024-005001-, DU024-005002-). Kilbride-Jones (ITA Survey 1939) described it as a raised, perfectly flat-topped, circular platform, surrounded by a circular fosse which was uninterrupted (diam.28m; H 0.95m). The area has been planted with trees leaving no visible trace at ground level. (Healy 1975, 1-19). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 6 July 2018 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 153/1940).

Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the earlier part of the Neolithic period in Ireland, approximately 3500–3000 BCE. It is significant as part of a cluster of megalithic tombs in the Slievethoul area, reflecting early ceremonial and burial practices in the region.

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.