What is recorded here
Situated on slight rise, in relatively low-lying pasture, with stream to NW, N and NE marking townland boundary. In W quadrant of ringfort (WM018-089001-) are the remains of two V-shaped depressions which have low mounds of up-cast beside them. These may represent the remains of a Man-made underground passage. The slight expansion at the N end of the larger depression may represent the site of a chamber. The smaller depression averages 1m in depth.
See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI
Compiled by: Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 05 February 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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