What is recorded here
Situated on a ridge with commanding views of the surrounding countryside. Medieval church ruins (LA032-020002-) and graveyard (LA032-020004-) 110m to NW. Present remains consist of a flat-topped conical-shaped earthen mound (summit diam. c. 18m; base diam. c. 33.8m, H c. 8m) the base of which has been scarped. The mound is covered in briars and thorn bushes making detailed examination impossible. Traces of low barely discernible earthworks in field surrounding the base of the motte which may be remains of a possibly bailey area. Placed on the Register of Historic Monuments on the 5th of February 1975. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. Updated by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 26 March 2015
Situated on a ridge with commanding views of the surrounding countryside. Medieval church ruins (LA032-020002-) and graveyard (LA032-020004-) 110m to NW. Present remains consist of a flat-topped conical-shaped earthen mound (summit diam. c. 18m; base diam. c. 33.8m, H c. 8m) the base of which has been scarped. The mound is covered in briars and thorn bushes making detailed examination impossible. Traces of low…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA032-020001
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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