Mound in Salisbury, County Kildare

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

In tillage. Visible on an aerial photograph (GSI S 218) as the cropmark of a broad fosse enclosing a circular area (est. diam. c. 30m).

Photo credits

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