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Situated on top of a relatively high E-W ridge. This is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. It is a slightly raised rectangular and grass-covered platform (dims of top 31-33m N-S; 21.5-23m E-W) defined by a wide earthen bank (at S: Wth of base 4m; Wth of top 1.4m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.55m) that is largely absent at N. There is no outer fosse and an original entrance is not identified. It remains unplanted in a forest (OSAP 2017).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME036-046

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  • J. Stirling Coyne, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Yellowguy88 ( talk ) at en.wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • John M, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Ronnie Nijboer, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Robin Pollard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
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