Partially hachured

On rocky pasture on the summit Ardaghlooda, a rocky ridge overlooking Lough Gur, 90m W of the lake. The site is one of three enclosures on the hill (LI032-011001-/002/004-) within a dense concentration of archaeological monuments including standings stones (LI032-009/010002-). Enclosure (LI032-011001-) located 95m to SSW, enclosure (LI032-011004-) located 43m to SW. The great stone circle at Grange (LI032-004001-) located 430m to SW. The site pre-dates a later historic field system (LI032-011003-) which overlies the enclosures (LI032-011001/002/004-). The historic road (LI032-010001-) known as 'Cladh na Leac' skirts around the W side of the hill 165m W of the enclosure. The site is not depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch or on the 1897 ed. 25-inch maps. It is depicted on the Cassini 6-inch OSi map by a curving arc of hachures defining the SW side of the enclosure (ext. diam. c. 25m). It is faintly visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-12 and on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013. The site is visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/04/2006; 25/03/2017; 20/03/2018 and 20/09/20200 and survives as a circular enclosure (int. diam. 29m N-S; 29m E-W) surrounded by a low bank (Wth c. 7m). The enclosure is bisected by a later E-W field boundary that forms part of relic field system (LI032-011003-). See attached Google Earth orthoimages Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 3 November 2020