Rath

A slightly domed, circular area (diam. 26m) is enclosed by a shallow fosse with an external bank. An external fosse immediately outside the bank is visible at the S. A second low, concentric bank lies 32m outside the bank (overall diam. of enclosed area 81m). Visible on aerial photograph (CUCAP BDU 21). Two areas of disturbance, several golf greens, and a rectangular house site with attached haggard, defined by low banks and shallow fosses, occur in the area between the inner and outer banks. (O'Riordáin 1950, 276: Site D1; scaled section NW-SE Plate XXVII) Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

A Bronze Age ring barrow or rath; its concentric banks and fosse suggest a defensive or ceremonial function. Such earthworks are significant for understanding early settlement and land use in the Curragh region.