What is recorded here
Situated on top of a hill known as Rath hill with good views in all directions. Barely visible remains of a circular hilltop enclosure (70m N-S by 70m E-W) enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 2m) which is only visible under suitable conditions.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF025-012
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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farm house1697 ydCastle in ruinsCastle, unclassified · 1.1 mi
farm house1.3 miRoskeen Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.3 miFurzehill WoodWood · 2.2 mi
Mick the MillerMemorial · 2.6 miGeashill Glebe WalkVisitor information · 2.9 mi
Father BurbageMemorial · 2.9 mi
Grand Canal WayWalking route · 5.3 miPictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Trenchspike, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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