Indictated

Just off the summit at the S end of a N-S ridge, in dense birch and hazel scrub overlooking Levallinree Lough c. 120m to the W, and originally overlooking a small sheltered bay c. 30m to the S which has since dried out as the result of drainage. When inspected in 1983 (SMR file), the monument was found to comprise an oval-shaped area (int. diams. c. 34m NE-SW; c. 29m NW-SE) defined by the remains of an inner and an outer stone wall with an intervening fosse. The inner enclosing wall (int. H 1.5m; Wth 2m; ext. H 2.5m) had a gap (Wth 1.7m) at NNW which appeared to have been rebuilt on either side and which did not appear to be an original entrance. The fosse (Wth 2.5-3m) was flat-bottomed. The outer enclosing wall (int. H over fosse 2.5m; Wth. 2m; ext. H 1m) was partially tumbled, its outer facing stones in particular having slipped outward. It contained a denuded gap (Wth 2m) at S which was flanked on its W side by a large natural boulde, suggesting an original entrance. The interior contained six possible house sites (MA070-039002-) and there was a local tradition that it also contained a Man-made underground passage (MA070-039003-). When reinspected in 2025, the monument was found to be densely overgrown and impenetrable in parts. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 3-11-2025