What is recorded here
Situated at the western end of a promontory which overlooks the confluence of two steep narrow valleys. Circular, partly natural, mound with a flat summit (diam. 27m; H 14-18m) defined by a berm (Wth 6m). There is another narrow berm (Wth c. 3.5m) half way up the mound running from SW-NW. An external bank (Wth 2m; H 0.8m) and an outer fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 1m) from NE-S cut off the landward side of the promontory.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI027-029
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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