What is recorded here
A large raised circular platform (diam. c. 50m NE-SW; max. H c. 3m) situated on high ridge, enclosed by a shallow fosse with a possible outer bank. The outer bank consists mainly of stone, and in places is incorporated in field fence. Remains of stone wall (Wth 1.7m), one course high, on perimeter of the platform.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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