Moated site in Ballyphilip

51m E-W ) enclosed by two earthen banks with wide flat bottomed intervening fosse (Wth 5m; ext. D 0.7m) which was water filled at time of visit and possible entrance feature (Wth 3m) at N end of W side. The inner bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.7m) is best preserved while the fosse and outer bank (Wth 3m) are both destroyed from W through N to NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011