What is recorded here

Clear in principle but absent in practice, the moated site at Boherkill, guidenstown North, is an almost square earthwork with a broad outer fosse and a single entrance gap on its south-west side. It sits on a narrow tillage spur below Grange Hill, close to a possible rath, and remains overgrown yet fairly well preserved. The shape suggests a controlled boundary rather than a casual field mark, perhaps a residence, refuge or ceremonial boundary whose occupants are no longer named.

On a narrow tillage spur projecting W from the W-foot of Grange Hill (OD 743 feet), c. 100m SE of a possible rath (KD017-038----). A very overgrown but otherwise fairly well-preserved, almost square area (dims. L 60m NE-SW; Wth 58m NW-SE) is defined by a grass and thorn covered, steep-sided bank of earth and stone (Wth 2m; int H 1.7m; ext H 2.2m) with an entrance gap (Wth 2.8m) mid-way along the SW side, and a by a broad outer fosse (Wth. 6-7m; D. 1.5m). The monument is protected by a Preservation Order issued in 2002. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

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